Table 1

- Basic demographic characteristics of the physicians (N=482).

Study datan (%)
Age group
25-35 years301 (62.4)
36-45 years104 (21.6)
46-55 years48 (10.0)
56-65 years27 (05.6)
>65 years2 (0.40)
Nationality
Saudi421 (87.3)
Non-Saudi61 (12.7)
Position
Resident250 (51.9)
Specialist87 (18.0)
Consultant145 (30.1)
Physician’s specialty
Psychiatrist59 (12.2)
Surgeon118 (24.5)
Family and community medicine83 (17.2)
Pediatrician64 (13.3)
General practitioner37 (07.7)
Gynecologists13 (02.7)
Other medical allied48 (10.0)