Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and working condition of residents (n=377)
Study data | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age group | |
<30 years | 256 (67.9%) |
≥30 years | 121 (32.1%) |
Gender | |
Male | 168 (44.6%) |
Female | 209 (55.4%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 154 (40.8%) |
Married | 213 (56.5%) |
Divorced or widowed | 10 (02.7%) |
Number of children | |
None | 221 (58.6%) |
One | 84 (22.3%) |
More than one | 72 (19.1%) |
Residency training program | |
Ob-Gyne | 35 (8.86%) |
Internal medicine | 80 (20.25%) |
General surgery | 30 (7.59%) |
Family medicine | 125 (31.65%) |
Pediatric | 31 (7.85%) |
Other (otolaryngology, ophthalmology, radiology, orthopedic, cardiology, neurology, urology, pathology, dermatology, psychiatry, anesthesia, clinical biochemistry, critical care, preventive medicine and plastic surgery|) | 87 (22.03%) |
Residency level | |
R1 | 66 (17.5%) |
R2 | 101 (26.8%) |
R3 | 120 (31.8%) |
R4 | 70 (18.6%) |
R5 | 20 (05.3%) |
R6 | 0 |
Location of center | |
Central region | 67 (17.8%) |
Eastern region | 210 (55.7%) |
Western region | 81 (21.5%) |
Southern region | 08 (02.1%) |
Northern region | 07 (01.9%) |
Other gulf countries | 04 (01.1%) |
Type of center | |
Government | 356 (94.4%) |
Private | 21 (05.6%) |
Mainly used type of medical records | |
Paper | 153 (40.6%) |
Electronic | 224 (59.4%) |
Received hospital calls within the last month | |
Yes | 244 (64.7%) |
No | 133 (35.3%) |
Number of hospital calls | |
≤5 calls | 119 (48.8%) |
>5 calls | 125 (51.2%) |
I would choose my specialty again | |
Strongly disagree | 40 (10.6%) |
Disagree | 34 (09.0%) |
Neutral | 90 (23.9%) |
Agree | 95 (25.2%) |
Strongly agree | 118 (31.3%) |