Table 2. Comparison of demographic characteristics and source of information between practicing and non-practicing physicians.
Variables | Practicing | Non-practicing | Odd ratio | p value |
40 (24.2%) | 125 (75.8%) | |||
Age (mean ± SD) | Range: (26-60) 42.6±8.6 | Range: (24-60) 40.1±8.9 | 0.129 | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 19 | 98 | 0.249 (0.117- 0.529) | 0.001 |
Male | 21 | 27 | ||
Specialty | ||||
Non-Obstetrician-Gynecologist | 12 | 27 | 2.723 (1.166 6.356) | |
Obstetrician | 28 | 108 | 0.019 | |
Level of education | ||||
Consultant | 17 | 70 | ||
Junior resident | 11 | 11 | 0.005 | |
Professor | 1 | 10 | ||
Registrar | 6 | 29 | ||
Senior resident | 5 | 5 | ||
Work | ||||
Non private | 27 | 54 | 2.731 (1.289 5.783) | 0.006 |
Private | 13 | 71 | ||
Information source | ||||
Conference | 12 | 77 | 0.001 | |
Job | 1 | 4 | ||
Media and online courses | 16 | 36 | ||
Others | 11 | 8 |