Supplementary Table 1. Correlation between socio-demographic characteristics of the participants and attendance of virtual educational meetings and activities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Socio-demographic characteristics | No virtual meeting/activity attendance (n = 30) |
Attending virtual meeting/activity (n = 88) |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 32.73 | 4.86 | 34.68 | 6.27 | 0.08a |
| Age groups | |||||
| Young (≤35 years) | 25 | 83.33 | 59 | 67.05 | |
| Old (> 35 years) | 5 | 16.67 | 29 | 32.95 | 0.08b |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 10 | 33.33 | 44 | 50 | 0.11b |
| Male | 20 | 66.67 | 44 | 50 | |
| Specialty | |||||
| Clinical oncology | 9 | 30 | 57 | 64.77 | <0.001b |
| Medical oncology | 4 | 13.33 | 18 | 20.45 | |
| Radiation oncology | 5 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.41 | |
| Surgical oncology | 12 | 40 | 10 | 11.36 | |
| Years of experience | 6.77 | 5.07 | 8.97 | 6.02 | 0.05a |
| Highest medical degree | |||||
| PhD/MD | 4 | 13.33 | 30 | 34.09 | 0.08b |
| MSc | 19 | 63.33 | 35 | 39.77 | |
| Diploma | 2 | 6.67 | 2 | 2.27 | |
| MBBCh | 4 | 13.33 | 16 | 18.18 | |
| Others | 1 | 3.33 | 5 | 5.68 | |
| Current job title | |||||
| Consultant | 2 | 6.67 | 27 | 30.68 | 0.01b |
| Specialist | 21 | 70 | 45 | 51.14 | |
| Resident | 7 | 23.33 | 16 | 18.18 | |
| Medical facility | |||||
| University Hospital | 11 | 36.67 | 46 | 52.27 | 0.1b |
| Ministry of Health Hospital | 5 | 16.67 | 19 | 21.59 | |
| Military/Police Hospital | 5 | 16.67 | 10 | 11.36 | |
| Private Hospital/Clinic | 4 | 13.33 | 10 | 11.36 | |
| Others | 5 | 16.67 | 3 | 3.41 | |
Independent t-test
Chi-square test
p considered significant if <0.05