- Factors affecting awareness of medical law among healthcare practitioners in Saudi Arabia, 2021 (N=750).
| Characteristics | Awareness | Total | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adequate | Moderate | Poor | n (%) | ||
| Age | |||||
| 18-24 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 123 (16.4) | 0.009 |
| 25-34 | 3 | 4 | 415 | 422 (56.3) | |
| 35-44 | 3 | 3 | 122 | 128 (17.1) | |
| 45-54 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 54 (7.2) | |
| 55-64 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 (2.9) | |
| 65+ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.1) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1 | 4 | 232 | 237 (31.6) | 0.302 |
| Male | 10 | 7 | 496 | 513 (68.4) | |
| Nationality | |||||
| Non-Saudi | 1 | 1 | 85 | 87 (11.6) | 1.0 |
| Saudi | 10 | 10 | 643 | 663 (88.4) | |
| Specialty | |||||
| Dentist | 2 | 2 | 63 | 67 (8.9) | 0.330 |
| Medical doctor | 6 | 6 | 346 | 358 (47.7) | |
| Nurse | 1 | 2 | 93 | 96 (12.8) | |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 103 | 104 (13.9) | |
| Pharmacist | 2 | 0 | 38 | 40 (5.3) | |
| Student | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 (11.3) | |
| Regions | |||||
| Central region | 3 | 6 | 411 | 420 (56) | 0.028 |
| Eastern region | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 (6.7) | |
| Northern region | 3 | 0 | 22 | 25 (3.3) | |
| Southern region | 4 | 2 | 161 | 167 (22.4) | |
| Western region | 1 | 3 | 84 | 88 (11.7) | |
| Institutions | |||||
| King Faisal Specialist Hospital | 0 | 1 | 70 | 71 (9.5) | 0.704 |
| Military hospitals | 3 | 0 | 108 | 111 (14.8) | |
| Ministry of health hospitals | 5 | 5 | 285 | 295 (39.3) | |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 108 | 113 (15.1) | |
| Private hospitals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 (5.3) | |
| Security forces hospitals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 (2.1) | |
| University hospitals | 0 | 3 | 101 | 104 (13.9) | |
| Year in clinical practice | |||||
| Less than 10 years | 8 | 7 | 601 | 616 (82.1) | 0.133 |
| More than 10 years | 3 | 4 | 127 | 134 (17.9) | |
| Professional level of training | |||||
| Not a physician | 6 | 6 | 293 | 305 (40.7) | 0.032 |
| Intern | 2 | 0 | 55 | 57 (7.6) | |
| Consultant | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 (8.8) | |
| Junior resident | 2 | 4 | 151 | 157 (20.9) | |
| Senior resident/Registrar | 1 | 1 | 158 | 160 (21.4) | |