Table 1.
Characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Health facility site | Beirut | 269 (62.7) |
| n = 429* | Bekaa | 101 (23.5) |
| Tripoli | 59 (13.8) | |
| Age (years) | 18–24 | 93 (21.7) |
| n = 429 | 25–34 | 178 (41.5) |
| 35–49 | 93 (21.7) | |
| ≥50 | 65 (15.2) | |
| Gender | Male | 256 (59.7) |
| n = 429 | Female | 173 (40.3) |
| Profession | Nurse | 183 (42.7) |
| n = 429 | Physician | 123 (28.7) |
| Resident | 47 (11.0) | |
| Intern | 34 (7.9) | |
| Pharmacist | 5 (1.2) | |
| Other | 37 (8.6) | |
| Specialty | General/internal medicine | 95 (22.3) |
| n = 429 | ||
| Emergency department | 12 (2.8) | |
| Obstetrics/ gynecology | 19 (4.5) | |
| Adults Intensive Care Unit | 42 (9.9) | |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | 10 (2.3) | |
| Pediatrics | 49 (11.5) | |
| Radiology | 14 (3.3) | |
| Surgery | 35 (8.2) | |
| Other | 150 (35.2) | |
| Average number of patients (per day) | ≤10 | 138 (32.8) |
| n = 421 | 11–30 | 242 (57.5) |
| >30 | 41 (9.7) | |
| Experience (years) | <5 | 168 (39.6) |
| n = 424 | 5–14 | 148 (34.9) |
| 15–24 | 57 (13.4) | |
| ≥25 | 51 (12.0) |
*, number of responses