Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample
Study sample (n = 310) | |
|---|---|
Age | |
Min. – Max. | 22.0–62.0 |
Mean ± SD | 37.32 ± 8.71 |
Sex | |
Male | 122 (39.4%) |
Females | 188 (60.6%) |
Profession | |
Physician | 262 (84.5) |
Pharmacist | 48 (15.5) |
Primary work area or unit | |
Medicine (non-surgical) | 118 (38.1) |
Pediatrics | 58 (18.7) |
Pharmacy | 48 (15.5) |
Surgery and anesthesia | 40 (12.9) |
ICU | 18 (5.8) |
Gynecology/obstetrics | 16 (5.2) |
Emergency | 12 (4.2) |
Staff position in the hospital | |
Consultant physician or attending staff | 95 (30.6) |
Fellow physician | 63 (20.3) |
Resident physician | 76 (24.5) |
Pharmacist | 48 (15.5) |
Other | 28 (9.0) |
Years of work in hospital | |
<5 | 157 (50.6) |
5- <10 | 81 (26.1) |
10- <20 | 61 (11.7) |
≥20 | 11 (3.5) |
Min. – Max. | 1/12–33.0 |
Mean ± SD | 6.0 ± 5.95 |
Years of experience in specialty | |
<10 | 195 (62.9) |
10–20 | 95 (30.6) |
>20 | 20 (6.5) |
Min. – Max. | 2/12–36 9/12 |
Mean ± SD | 7.97 ± 7.14 |
Treated patients per weeka | |
Min. – Max. | 2.0–750.0 |
Mean ± SD | 92.02 ± 135.05 |
Treated patients with antibiotics per weeka | |
Min. – Max. | 1.0–500.0 |
Mean ± SD | 47.1 ± 92.7 |