Table 3 Factors affecting awareness, perception and beliefs of the study sample

Sex

 Male

72.34 ± 12.28

33.57 ± 8.14

53.16 ± 13.53

18.19 ± 2.70

 Female

73.51 ± 10.46

32.59 ± 8.27

52.65 ± 14.31

18.27 ± 2.72

Profession

 Physicians

71.77 ± 10.99

32.71 ± 7.79

51.73 ± 14.53

18.16 ± 2.80

 Pharmacists

80.02 ± 9.83

34.4 ± 10.23

58.98 ± 8.35

18.67 ± 2.11

Primary work area or unit

 Medicine (non-surgical)

71.03 ± 11.54^#

32.42 ± 7.77

51.86 ± 15.0^#

18.02 ± 2.85

 Pediatrics

72.76 ± 10.1^#

31.63 ± 8.65

50.37 ± 13.55^#

18.49 ± 2.65

 Pharmacy

80.02 ± 9.83

34.4 ± 10.23

58.98 ± 8.35^$&

18.67 ± 2.11

 Surgery and anesthesia

70.1 ± 12.37^#

33.35 ± 7.51

49.2 ± 14.63^#

17.45 ± 3.4

 ICU

73.11 ± 9.54^#

34.56 ± 6.43

58.06 ± 7.27^$&

18.11 ± 2.45

 Gynecology/obstetrics

76.63 ± 9.77

35.13 ± 7.16

54.69 ± 19.08^$&

19.19 ± 1.68

 Emergency

71.5 ± 6.46^#

32.67 ± 6.79

51.83 ± 14.36

19.08 ± 1.83

Staff position in the hospital

 Consultant physician/ attending staff

71.75 ± 11.83^#

32.73 ± 8.63

52.72 ± 16.83⁺

18.61 ± 2.71^+@

 Fellow physician

71.44 ± 10.72^#

33.79 ± 8.14

51.6 ± 15.0^#

18.38 ± 2.24

 Resident physician

71.53 ± 11.49^#

30.04 ± 6.72

51.24 ± 12.62^#

17.78 ± 3.14

 Pharmacist

80.02 ± 9.83

34.4 ± 10.23

58.98 ± 8.35⁺

18.67 ± 2.11⁺

 Other

73.21 ± 6.91^#

32.04 ± 6.69

50.04 ± 9.37^#

17.14 ± 2.97

Years of work in hospital

 <5

72.78 ± 12.36

32.75 ± 8.26

52.08 ± 14.1

17.88 ± 2.97

 5-<10

73.49 ± 9.3

32.43 ± 8.1

54.0 ± 12.36

18.37 ± 2.67

 10-<20

73.33 ± 10.27

33.79 ± 8.2

52.05 ± 16.29

18.87 ± 1.94

 ≥20

72.0 ± 13.05

35.64 ± 8.89

60.0 ± 7.24

18.82 ± 1.99

Years of experience in specialty

 <10

73.61 ± 11.05

33.19 ± 8.04

53.09 ± 12.47

17.94 ± 2.87

 10–20

71.55 ± 11.34

32.06 ± 8.13

50.92 ± 17.2

18.75 ± 2.41

 >20

74.65 ± 12.01

35.1 ± 10.11

59.75 ± 7.94

18.65 ± 1.87

Treated patients per week

-0.036

0.136

0.056

0.188

Treated patients with ABs per week

-0.028

0.117

0.071

0.167