Table 1 Sociodemographic, religious, and medical training characteristics of attending physicians from the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) and Hotel Dieu de France (HDF) participating in the study

 Male

 Female

75(75%)

25(25%)

51(76.1%)

16(23.9%)

0.869†

Age

52.8 ± 10.9

53.7 ± 8.8

0.554ɸ

 0

4(4.1%)

2(3.2%)

 1

12(12.2%)

17(27%)

 2

32(32.7%)

18(28.6%)

 3

30(30.6%)

15(23.8%)

0.117‡

 4

 5

 6

 7

11(11.2%)

6(6.1%)

2(2%)

1(1%)

7(11.1%)

4(6.3%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

 Primary Education

11(11.1%)

2(3%)

 Complementary Education

4(4%)

11(16.4%)

 Secondary Education

 University Degree

 University Post-Graduate Degree

17(17.2%)

25(25.3%)

42(42.4%)

19(28.4%)

19(28.4%)

16(23.9%)

0.033‡

 Illiterate

8(8%)

1(1.5%)

 Primary Education

6(6%)

4(6%)

 Complementary Education

 Secondary Education

 University Degree

 University Post-Graduate Degree

6(6%)

31(31%)

31(31%)

18(18%)

10(14.9%)

28(41.8%)

14(20.9%)

10(14.9%)

0.315‡

 Christian

30(35.3%)

65(98.5%)

 Muslim

39(45.9%)

1(1.5%)

 Druze

 Atheist

 other

 none

4(4.7%)

2(2.4%)

2(2.4%)

8(9.4%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0.000†

 Non-believer

14(14.1%)

1(1.5%)

 Non-practicing believer

 Occasionally practicing believer

 Regularly practicing believer

18(18.2%)

32(32.3%)

35(35.4%)

11(16.7%)

35(53%)

19(28.8%)

0.435‡

 Lebanon

 France

 United States

 Canada

 United Kingdom

 Other

73(73.7%)

5(5.1%)

60(60.6%)

6(6.1%)

12(12.1%)

3(3%)

59(88.1%)

66(98.5%)

7(10.4%)

4(6%)

0(0%)

1(1.5%)

0.019†

0.000†

0.000†

0.994†

0.003†

0.650ㅓ

 Lebanon

 France

 United States

 Canada

4[3 ;7]

1[0;2]

4[1;8.5]

3[2;5]

4[3;4]

3[2;4]

1[1;3]

4[2.5;4]

0.060

0.701δ

0.141δ

0.467δ

 United Kingdom

4.5[2.5;5]

-

 Other

6[2;7]

4[4;4]

1.000δ