From: Knowledge and preparedness of healthcare providers towards bioterrorism
Variables | n (%) |
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Sex | |
▪ Male | 476 (46.4) |
▪ Female | 550 (53.6) |
Hospital | |
▪ Hospital 1 | 410 (39.8) |
▪ Hospital 2 | 293 (28.5) |
▪ Hospital 3 | 327 (31.7) |
Department/unit | |
▪ Adult Emergency | 538 (52.2) |
▪ Paediatric Emergency | 322 (31.3) |
▪ Paramedic/EMS | 129 (12.5) |
▪ Poison Control Centre/Clinical Laboratory Department | 40 (3.8) |
Profession | |
▪ Physician | 351 (34.1) |
▪ Nurse | 516 (50.1) |
▪ Paramedic/EMS | 131 (12.7) |
▪ Poison Control Centre/Clinical Laboratory Department | 32 (3.1) |
Age (years) | |
▪ ≤ 30 | 429 (43.2) |
▪ 31 to 40 | 365 (36.8) |
▪ 41 to 50 | 154 (15.5) |
▪ 51 to 60 | 40 (4.0) |
▪ ≥ 61 | 4 (0.4) |
Highest level of education | |
▪ Diploma | 126 (12.3) |
▪ Bachelor’s | 672 (65.6) |
▪ Master’s degree | 62 (6.0) |
▪ Doctorate | 58 (5.7) |
▪ Subspecialty or Fellowship | 107 (10.4) |
Experience at the current institution (years) | |
▪ ≤ 10 | 872 (86.6) |
▪ 11 to 20 | 121 (12.0) |
▪ ≥21 | 14 (1.4) |
Total years of experience | |
▪ ≤ 10 | 684 (68.5) |
▪ 11 to 20 | 244 (24.4) |
▪ ≥21 | 70 (7.0) |