Table 2. Occupational data of the respondents (n = 121).
| 18- Discomfort or physical symptoms as direct consequence of your surgical practice | P | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 121) |
Yes (n = 97) |
No (n = 24) |
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| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| 9- Position | Consultant | 52 | 43.0% | 45 | 46.4% | 7 | 29.2% | 0.127 |
| Resident | 69 | 57.0% | 52 | 53.6% | 17 | 70.8% | ||
| 10- Specialty | General Surgery | 33 | 27.3% | 27 | 27.8% | 6 | 25.0% | 0.077 |
| Pediatric Surgery | 2 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 8.3% | ||
| Neurosurgery | 2 | 1.7% | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 4.2% | ||
| Ophthalmology | 3 | 2.5% | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 4.2% | ||
| Plastic / microscopic surgery | 3 | 2.5% | 2 | 2.1% | 1 | 4.2% | ||
| Orthopedics | 14 | 11.6% | 8 | 8.2% | 6 | 25.0% | ||
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 29 | 24.0% | 26 | 26.8% | 3 | 12.5% | ||
| Urology | 4 | 3.3% | 4 | 4.1% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| ENT | 5 | 4.1% | 3 | 3.1% | 2 | 8.3% | ||
| Other | 26 | 21.5% | 24 | 24.7% | 2 | 8.3% | ||
| 11- Complete Fellowship program | Yes | 39 | 32.2% | 33 | 34.0% | 6 | 25.0% | 0.397 |
| No | 82 | 67.8% | 64 | 66.0% | 18 | 75.0% | ||
| 15- Years of practicing | <5 | 63 | 52.1% | 46 | 47.4% | 17 | 70.8% | 0.006* |
| 5-10 | 28 | 23.1% | 28 | 28.9% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
| 11-20 | 10 | 8.3% | 8 | 8.2% | 2 | 8.3% | ||
| >20 | 20 | 16.5% | 15 | 15.5% | 5 | 20.8% | ||