Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the study sample
From: Surgical confidence when operating among residents in surgery – a cross-sectional study (SCAR study)
Characteristic | All Participants N = 127 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 79 (62.2%) |
Female | 48 (37.8%) |
Agemean ± (SD) | 30.9 (2.20) |
Nationality | |
Saudi | 115 (90.6%) |
Other | 12 (9.4%) |
Marital status | |
Married | 84 (66.1%) |
Single | 41 (32.3%) |
Divorced | 2 (1.6%) |
Kids | |
Yes | 56 (44.1%) |
No | 71 (55.9%) |
Number of kids | |
1 | 32 (58.2%) |
2 | 18 (32.7%) |
3 | 4 (7.3%) |
4 | 1 (1.8%) |
Region of residency | |
Eastern | 16 (12.6%) |
Western | 81 (63.8%) |
Central | 21 (16.5%) |
Southern | 9 (7.1%) |
Practicing in the same city where the family lives | |
Yes | 99 (78.6%) |
No | 27 (21.4%) |
Residency type | |
University Medical Center | 17 (13.5%) |
Military Medical Center | 31 (24.6%) |
Ministry of Health | 71 (56.3%) |
Private | 3 (2.4%) |
Other (KFSHRC) | 4 (3.2%) |
Started residency after graduating | |
Yes | 86 (68.3%) |
No | 40 (31.7%) |