Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the respondents (n = 479).
| Variables | n (%) | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | ||
| Sex | |||
| Men | 263 (54.9) | 50.4 | 59.4 |
| Women | 216 (45.1) | 40.6 | 49.6 |
| Age, years | |||
| Mean ± SD | 28.9±3.6 | ||
| 20–30 | 376 (78.5) | 74.8 | 82.2 |
| 31–40 | 98 (20.5) | 16.9 | 24.1 |
| >40 | 5 (1.0) | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| Qualifications | |||
| Graduate (Medical and Dental) | 312(65.1) | 60.8 | 69.4 |
| Postgraduate or in course | 167 (34.9) | 30.6 | 39.2 |
| Specialties | |||
| Basic medical sciences* | 24 (5.0) | 3.0 | 7.0 |
| Medicine and allied branches | 128 (26.7) | 22.7 | 30.7 |
| General practitioners | 136 (28.4) | 24.4 | 32.4 |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics | 17 (5.6) | 3.5 | 7.7 |
| Interns | 75 (15.7) | 12.4 | 19.0 |
| Surgery and allied branches | 57 (11.9) | 9.0 | 14.8 |
| Public health | 32 (6.7) | 4.5 | 8.9 |
| Familiarity with the term palliative care | |||
| Yes | 461 (96.2) | 94.5 | 97.9 |
| No | 18 (3.8) | 2.1 | 5.5 |
*Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology