Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Variable (n, %) | Total (N = 2,925) |
Jordan (n = 868) |
Lebanon (n = 632) |
KSA (n = 592) |
Iraq (n = 833) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (median ± IQR, years) |
27.0 ± 16.0 | 32.0 ± 17.0 | 24.0 ± 14.0 | 36.0 ± 25.0 | 24.0 ± 7.0 |
|
Sex Male Female |
1,099 (37.6) 1,826 (62.4) |
230 (26.5) 738 (73.5) |
192 (30.4) 440 (69.6) |
330 (57.1) 254 (42.9) |
339 (40.7) 494 (59.3) |
|
Educational level School level or below Diploma Bachelor Masters/PhD |
212 (7.2) 347 (11.9) 1,764 (60.3) 602 (20.6) |
43 (5.0) 131 (15.1) 476 (54.8) 218 (25.1) |
76 (12.0) 87 (13.8) 388 (61.4) 81 (12.8) |
66 (11.1) 47 (7.9) 348 (58.8) 131 (22.1) |
27 (3.2) 82 (9.8) 552 (66.3) 172 (20.6) |
|
Holding a medical related degree No Yes |
1,584 (54.2) 1,341 (45.8) |
497 (57.3) 371 (42.7) |
461 (72.9) 171 (27.1) |
363 (61.3) 229 (38.7) |
263 (31.6) 570 (68.4) |
|
Monthly income ≤ $500 $501 - $1,000 $1,001 - $2,000 > $2,000 |
1,453 (49.7) 717 (26.4) 295 (10.1) 406 (13.9) |
389 (44.8) 279 (32.1) 109 (12.6) 91 (10.5) |
453 (68.6) 126 (19.9) 41 (6.5) 30 (4.7) |
162 (27.4) 95 (16.0) 69 (11.7) 266 (44.9) |
467 (56.1) 271 (32.5) 76 (9.1) 19 (2.3) |
|
Marital status Married Unmarried1 |
1,322 (45.2) 1,603 (54.8) |
475 (54.7) 339 (45.3) |
255 (35.6) 407 (64.4) |
406 (68.6) 186 (31.4) |
216 (25.9) 617 (74.1) |
IQR, interquartile range; KSA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1
Includes single, divorced, and widowed.