Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the respondents (N = 10,226).
| Health care professionals, n = 1157 (11 %) | Medical students, n = 2322 (23 %) | Adults in community, n = 6747 (66 %) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 600 (52%) | 882 (38%) | 2828 (42%) |
| Female | 557 (48%) | 1440 (62%) | 3919 (58%) |
| Age, years | |||
| 18–25 | 353 (30.5%) | 2192 (94.4%) | 3528 (52.3%) |
| 26–35 | 487 (42.1%) | 130 (5.6%) | 1653 (24.5%) |
| 36–45 | 160 (13.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 750 (11.1%) |
| 46–55 | 88 (7.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 549 (8.1%) |
| >55 | 69 (6.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 267 (4.0%) |
| Nationality | |||
| Jordan | 464 (40.1%) | 825 (35.5%) | 2877 (42.6%) |
| Iraq | 402 (34.7%) | 981 (39.2%) | 1984 (29.4%) |
| Palestine | 92 (8.0%) | 142 (6.1%) | 601 (8.9%) |
| Egypt | 88 (7.6%) | 211 (9.1%) | 516 (7.6%) |
| Syria | 48 (4.1%) | 126 (5.4%) | 387 (5.7%) |
| Lebanon | 15 (1.3%) | 21 (0.9%) | 64 (0.9%) |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 (0.2%) | 5 (0.2%) | 28 (0.4%) |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 (0.8%) | 25 (1.1%) | 127 (1.9%) |
| Qatar | 3 (0.3%) | 4 (0.2%) | 25 (0.4%) |
| Kuwait | 5 (0.4%) | 18 (0.8%) | 67 (1.0%) |
| Others (12 countries) | 29 (2.5%) | 34 (1.5%) | 71 (1.1%) |
| Country of stay | |||
| Jordan | 508 (43.9%) | 1400 (60.3%) | 3181 (47.1%) |
| Iraq | 308 (26.6%) | 422 (18.2%) | 1569 (23.3%) |
| Palestine | 44 (3.8%) | 48 (2.1%) | 196 (2.9%) |
| Egypt | 69 (6.0%) | 165 (7.1%) | 432 (6.4%) |
| Syria | 10 (0.9%) | 28 (1.2%) | 68 (1.0%) |
| Lebanon | 6 (0.5%) | 12 (0.5%) | 38 (0.6%) |
| United Arab Emirates | 62 (5.4%) | 65 (2.8%) | 269 (4.0%) |
| Saudi Arabia | 66 (5.7%) | 74 (3.2%) | 505 (7.5%) |
| Qatar | 31 (2.7%) | 27 (1.2%) | 157 (2.3%) |
| Kuwait | 33 (2.9%) | 50 (2.2%) | 273 (4.0%) |
| Others (12 countries) | 20 (1.7%) | 31 (1.3%) | 59 (0.9%) |
| Education level | |||
| Below University (Bachelor) | 45 (3.9%) | 362 (15.6%) | 1559 (23.1%) |
| University (Bachelor) | 863 (74.6%) | 1906 (82.1%) | 4574 (67.8%) |
| Master or PhD (Medical fields) | 249 (21.5%) | 54 (2.3%) | 132 (2.0%) |
| Master or PhD (Non-medical fields) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 482 (7.1%) |
| Monthly income $ | |||
| <1000 $ | 475 (41.1%) | 1040 (44.8%) | 3121 (46.3%) |
| ≥1000 $ | 682 (58.9%) | 1282 (55.2%) | 3626 (53.7%) |
| Children characteristics | |||
| Having children | 2130 (31.6%) | 132 (5.7%) | 440 (38.0 %) |
| Number of children, median (range) | 2 (1->6) | 2 (1->6) | 3 (1->6) |
| Children ages, years | |||
| All older than 18 | 396 (18.6%) | 21 (15.9%) | 64 (14.5%) |
| All younger than 18 | 1226 (57.6%) | 77 (58.3%) | 296 (67.3%) |
| More than half older than 18 | 305 (14.3%) | 18 (13.6%) | 47 (10.7%) |
| More than half younger than 18 | 203 (9.5%) | 16 (12.1%) | 33 (7.5%) |
| Children with a chronic health problem | 287 (13.5%) | 40 (30.3%) | 37 (8.4%) |