Table I.

Participants’ Demographics (n = 278)

Characteristic		n (%)
Gender	Male	108 (38.8)
	Female	168 (60.4)
	Did Not Respond	2 (0.7)
Nationality	Egyptian	202 (72.7)
	Lebanese	31 (11.2)
	Bahraini	8 (2.9)
	Other Middle East and North African countries	5 (1.9)
	Western countries	28 (10.0)
	Miscellaneous	4 (1.5)
Academic Position	Faculty	122 (44.6)
	Masters, PhD, and Postdoctoral	94 (34.6)
	Other (Undergraduates, Research Assistants & Technicians)	62 (20.8)
University location where graduate degree was obtained (n=236)	Middle East or North Africa	202 (78.8)
	European Union, United Kingdom, US, Canada, Australia	42 (17.8)
	Other Country	8 (3.4)
Received Prior Ethics Training?	Yes	158 (56.8)
	No	120 (43.2)
Prior Research Experience?	Yes	224 (83.3)
	No	54 (16.7)
If yes, type of research performed? (check all that apply)	Human Subject	136 (48.9)
	Animal	43 (15.5)
	Human Biological Samples	25 (9.0)
	Laboratory	64 (23.0)