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Table 1 Demographics of study participants

From: Assessment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills among healthcare providers at an urban tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania

Age in years (median)

35 (IQR 29–43)

Gender

N = 350

 Female

225 (64%)

Cadre

N = 350

 Specialist

39 (11%)

 Resident

37 (11%)

 Registrar

15 (4.2%)

 Intern

19 (5.4%)

 Nurses

158 (45%)

 Health attendant

68 (19.4%)

 Supporting clinical staff

14 (4%)

Department

N = 350

 Anesthesia/ICU/OT

32 (9.1%)

 Cardiovascular

24 (7%)

 Diagnostic and laboratory

19 (5.4%)

 Emergency medicine

25 (7%)

 General surgery

41 (12%)

 Intern

19 (5.4%)

 Internal medicine

39 (11.1%)

 Obstetrics/Gynecology

51 (15%)

 Pediatrics

40 (11%)

 Psychiatry

19 (5.4%)

 Radiology

19 (5.4%)

 Surgical specialties

22 (6.2%)

Years of clinical practice

N = 350

 Less than 5 years

156 (44%)

 5 to 10 years

104 (30%)

 More than 10 years

90 (26%)