Table 1.
Sociodemographic and travel characteristics of participants
| Variable | Male | Female | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
| Age (years) | < 30 | 1311 | (51.3) | 1179 | (58.9) | 2490 | (54.6) |
| 30–39 | 663 | (25.9) | 495 | (24.7) | 1158 | (25.4) | |
| 40–49 | 283 | (11.1) | 176 | (8.8) | 459 | (10.1) | |
| 50–59 | 213 | (8.3) | 128 | (6.4) | 341 | (7.5) | |
| ≥ 60 | 87 | (3.4) | 23 | (1.1) | 110 | (2.4) | |
| Professional Rank | Medical Intern | 611 | (23.9) | 661 | 31.6 | 1244 | (27.3) |
| Service Job | 254 | (9.9) | 186 | 9.3 | 440 | (9.7) | |
| Resident | 793 | (31.0) | 596 | 29.8 | 1389 | (30.5) | |
| Specialist | 431 | (16.9) | 296 | 14.8 | 727 | (15.9) | |
| Consultant | 468 | (18.3) | 290 | 14.5 | 758 | (16.6) | |
| Region of Practice | Eastern Province | 558 | (21.8) | 454 | (22.7) | 1012 | (22.2) |
| Central Province | 859 | (33.6) | 628 | (31.4) | 1487 | (32.6) | |
| Western Province | 157 | (6.1) | 107 | (5.3) | 264 | (5.8) | |
| Southern Province | 735 | (28.7) | 646 | (32.3) | 1381 | (30.3) | |
| Northern Province | 248 | (9.7) | 166 | (8.3) | 414 | (9.1) | |
| Years of Experience | < 5 | 1344 | (52.6) | 1152 | (57.6) | 2496 | (54.8) |
| 5–9 | 421 | (16.5) | 363 | (18.1) | 784 | (17.2) | |
| 10–15 | 273 | (10.7) | 205 | (10.2) | 478 | (10.5) | |
| ≥ 15 | 519 | (20.3) | 281 | (14.0) | 800 | (17.6) | |
| Board Certificate | Saudi Arabia | 1116 | (43.6) | 860 | (43.0) | 1976 | (43.4) |
| Arab Country | 171 | (6.7) | 104 | (5.2) | 275 | (6.0) | |
| North America | 123 | (4.8) | 62 | (3.1) | 185 | (4.1) | |
| Europe | 121 | (4.7) | 61 | (3.0) | 182 | (4.0) | |
| Others | 73 | (2.9) | 37 | (1.8) | 110 | (2.4) | |
| Not Applicable | 953 | (37.3) | 877 | (43.8) | 1830 | (40.1) | |
| Travel Frequency | < 1/year | 589 | (23.0) | 522 | (26.1) | 1111 | (24.4) |
| 1/year | 566 | (22.1) | 500 | (25.0) | 1066 | (23.4) | |
| 2–3/year | 842 | (32.9) | 625 | (31.2) | 1467 | (32.2) | |
| > 3/year | 450 | (17.6) | 270 | (13.5) | 720 | (15.8) | |
| Monthly | 110 | (4.3) | 84 | (4.2) | 194 | (4.3) | |
| Encountered Inflight Emergencies | Yes | 866 | (33.9) | 650 | (32.5) | 1516 | (33.3) |
| No | 1691 | (66.1) | 1351 | (67.5) | 3042 | (66.7) | |
| Attended Inflight Emergency Course | Yes | 478 | (18.7) | 437 | (21.8) | 915 | (20.1) |
| No | 2079 | (81.3) | 1564 | (78.2) | 3643 | (79.9) | |
| Attended Life Support Course | Yes | 2255 | (88.2) | 1787 | (89.3) | 4042 | (88.7) |
| No | 302 | (11.8) | 213 | (10.7) | 516 | (11.3) | |
| Basic Life Support | Yes | 2194 | (85.8) | 1728 | (86.4) | 3922 | (86.0) |
| No | 363 | (14.2) | 273 | (13.6) | 636 | (14.0) | |
| Advanced Cardiac Life Support | Yes | 1292 | (50.6) | 775 | (38.7) | 2068 | (45.4) |
| No | 1264 | (49.4) | 1226 | (61.3) | 2490 | (54.6) | |
Abbreviations: N: Number of participants