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. 2021 Apr 16;16(4):e0250241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250241

Table 1. Distribution of the survey respondents according to different parameters (n = 326).

N (%)
Age (years)
    Mean ± SD. 38.7 ± 7.5
    Median (Min.–Max.) 37 (25–61)
Gender
    Male 161 (49.4%)
    Female 165 (50.6%)
Country of practice
    Egypt 142 (43.6%)
    Kuwait 122 (37.4%)
    UAE 22 (6.7%)
    KSA 13 (4%)
    UK 8 (2.5%)
    USA 7 (2.1%)
    Germany 4 (1.2%)
    India 3 (0.9%)
    Oman 3 (0.9%)
    Syria 2 (0.6%)
Years of practice in your specialty
    Mean ± SD. 11.8 ± 7.01
    Median (Min.–Max.) 11 (1–36)
How do you describe your role amid COVID-19 pandemic?
    Frontline healthcare worker 80 (24.5%)
    I continued to practice my usual work during the pandemic 172 (52.8%)
    I didn’t work during the pandemic 12 (3.7%)
    I partially worked during the pandemic 38 (11.7%)
    I practiced through "telemedicine" services 24 (7.4%)
Have you attended webinars or online meetings during the past 6 months?
    No 8 (2.5%)
    Yes 318 (97.5)
If yes, how many webinars or online meetings, in average, have you attended per month during the past 6 months?
  Median (Min.–Max.) 3 (0–20)
How many webinars or online meetings, in average, have you attended per month last year?
  Median (Min.–Max.) 0 (0–1)
In comparison to the last year, have you attended more meetings and conferences during the past 6 months?
    No 110 (33.7%)
    Maybe 21 (6.4%)
    Yes 195 (59.8%)
What is your role in webinars and online meetings?
    Equally speaker and attendee 41 (12.6%)
    Mostly attendee 270 (82.8%)
    Mostly speaker 15 (4.6%)
In average, what is the percentage of webinars or online meetings you attend in comparison to the number you are invited to?
    Less than 25% 171 (52.5%)
    25–50% 72 (22.1%)
    50–75% 55 (16.9%)
    More than 75% 28 (8.6%)