Table 1.
Major characteristics of the sample recruited and included in the present study.
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± standard deviation; median) | 37.66 ± 12.41; 31 |
| Gender (number; percentage) | |
| Female | 85 (61.2%) |
| Male | 54 (38.8%) |
| Marital status (number; percentage) | |
| Not married | 65 (46.8%) |
| Married | 74 (53.2%) |
| Profession (number; percentage) | |
| Resident | 44 (31.7%) |
| Specialist/doctor | 95 (68.3%) |
| Years of experience (number; percentage) | |
| Less than 5 years | 89 (64.0%) |
| More than 5 years | 50 (36.0%) |
| Clinical ward (number; percentage) | |
| Pediatrics | 15 (10.8%) |
| Gynecology | 37 (26.6%) |
| Internal medicine | 87 (62.6%) |
| Religious creed (number; percentage) | |
| Jewish | 52 (37.4%) |
| Christian | 32 (23.0%) |
| Muslim | 38 (27.3%) |
| Druze | 12 (8.6%) |
| Other | 5 (3.6%) |