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Table 1 Demographic & bioethics education against gender, marital status, age, nationality, and religion

From: Ethics education among obstetrics and gynecologists in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Formal bioethics education

Informal bioethics education

Total

 

Medical school

Residency programs

Sub-specialty Programs

Postgraduate programs

Conferences

Online training

Courses & workshops

Daily practice

Self-learning

 

Gender

Male

N

49

16

12

11

26

24

20

32

50

130

%

37.7

12.3

9.2

8.5

20

18.5

15.4

24.6

38.5

33.25

Female

N

88

30

5

17

48

26

30

49

74

257

%

34.2

11.7

1.9

6.6

18.7

10.1

11.7

19.1

28.8

65.73

Pearson Chi-Square Table

0.503

0.855

0.001*

0.508

0.755

0.021*

0.304

0.205

0.054

-

Marital status

Married

N

84

33

16

27

54

34

44

72

86

291

%

28.9

11.3

5.5

9.3

18.6

11.7

15.1

24.7

29.6

74.42

Single

N

28

8

0

0

1

10

6

5

18

60

%

46.7

13.3

0

0

21.7

16.7

10

8.3

30

15.35

Others

N

23

4

1

0

7

6

2

4

20

34

%

67.6

11.8

2.9

0

20.6

17.6

5.9

11.8

58.8

8.70

Pearson Chi-Square

0

0.909

0.153

0.009*

0.837

0.405

0.226

0.007*

0.002

-

Age

 < 30

N

41

10

0

1

15

13

6

10

24

71

%

57.7

14.1

0

1.4

21.1

18.3

8.5

14.1

33.8

18.16

30–39

N

52

19

4

11

28

14

15

28

48

140

%

37.1

13.6

2.9

7.9

20

10

10.7

20

34.3

35.81

40–49

N

30

13

9

7

17

14

18

25

33

104

%

28.8

12.5

8.7

6.7

16.3

13.5

17.3

24

31.7

26.60

 =  > 50

N

14

4

4

9

14

9

13

17

19

72

%

19.4

5.6

5.6

12.5

19.4

12.5

18.1

23.6

26.4

18.41

Pearson Chi-Square

0*

0.321

0.032*

0.083

0.855

0.402

0.167

0.389

0.685

-

Nationality

Saudi Arabian

N

88

21

12

8

46

30

3

40

71

213

%

41.3

9.9

5.6

3.8

21.6

14.1

0.8

18.8

33.3

54.48

Non-Saudi Arabian

N

47

23

5

20

27

19

8

40

50

168

%

28

13.7

3

11.9

16.1

11.3

6.7

23.8

29.8

42.97

Pearson Chi-Square

0.007*

0.245

0.212

0.002*

0.174

0.422

0.095

0.231

0.457

-

Religion

Muslim

N

128

39

15

27

70

42

50

79

116

371

%

34.5

10.5

4

7.3

18.9

11.3

13.5

21.3

31.3

94.88

Non-Muslim

N

8

5

1

0

3

6

1

1

6

13

%

61.5

38.5

7.7

0

23.1

46.2

7.7

7.7

46.2

3.32

Pearson Chi-Square

0.045*

0.002*

0.518

0.313

0.704

0*

0.546

0.235

0.257

-

Position

Resident

N

61

18

0

4

24

12

11

19

41

101

%

60.4

17.8

0

4

23.8

11.9

10.9

18.8

40.6

25.83

Registrar/Specialist

N

46

17

2

14

24

16

21

34

36

126

%

36.5

13.5

1.6

11.1

19

12.7

16.7

27

28.6

32.23

Consultant

N

29

11

15

10

26

22

20

27

47

119

%

24.4

9.2

12.6

8.4

21.8

18.5

16.8

22.7

39.5

30.43

Pearson Chi-Square

0*

0.174

0*

0.144

0.682

0.298

0.384

0.346

0.101

-

Board certification

Arab Board

N

11

4

3

3

8

7

5

3

15

41

%

26.8

9.8

7.3

7.3

19.5

17.1

12.2

7.3

36.6

10.49

Saudi Board

N

26

7

6

3

17

14

7

18

26

71

%

36.6

9.9

8.5

4.2

23.9

19.7

9.9

25.4

36.6

18.16

Egyptian (MA, PhD)

N

12

3

2

5

7

9

7

12

10

27

%

44.4

11.1

7.4

18.5

25.9

33.3

25.9

44.4

37

6.91

Jordanian Board

N

3

2

0

0

2

1

1

1

3

11

%

27.3

18.2

0

0

18.2

9.1

9.1

9.1

27.3

2.81

Canadian Board

N

1

1

0

1

0

1

2

3

2

5

%

20

20

0

20

0

20

40

60

40

1.28

MRCOG

N

4

3

1

0

5

4

2

6

8

17

%

23.5

17.6

5.9

0

29.4

23.5

11.8

35.3

47.1

4.35

ABOG

N

4

2

1

0

3

3

0

2

3

6

%

66.7

33.3

16.7

0

50

50

0

33.3

50

1.53

Pearson Chi-Square

0.387

0.759

0.815

0.064

0.177

0.029*

0.084

0.01*

0.818

-

Workplace

Tertiary teaching hospital

N

36

11

7

4

27

10

17

29

38

107

%

33.6

10.3

6.5

3.7

25.2

9.3

15.9

27.1

35.5

27.37

Governmental teaching hospital

N

61

15

3

9

27

16

13

26

51

140

%

43.6

10.7

2.1

6.4

19.3

11.4

9.3

18.6

36.4

35.81

Private hospital

N

25

6

6

9

11

16

11

14

22

55

%

45.5

10.9

10.9

16.4

20

29.1

20

25.5

40

14.07

Governmental non-teaching hospital

N

14

14

1

6

9

8

11

12

13

52

%

26.9

26.9

1.9

11.5

17.3

15.4

21.2

23.1

25

13.30

Pearson Chi-Square

0.084

0.015*

0.04*

0.025*

0.600

0.004*

0.095

0.43

0.388

-

Experience

 < 5

N

36

8

0

5

15

7

9

16

23

62

%

58.1

12.9

0

8.1

24.2

11.3

14.5

25.8

37.1

15.86

5–10

N

42

17

1

5

23

12

9

19

33

89

%

47.2

19.1

1.1

5.6

25.8

13.5

10.1

21.3

37.1

22.76

 > 10

N

56

20

16

18

35

30

31

45

66

192

%

29.2

10.4

8.3

9.4

18.2

15.6

16.1

23.4

34.4

49.10

Pearson Chi-Square

0*

0.134

0.005*

0.564

0.288

0.676

0.404

0.815

0.873

-

Religion

 < 1 per month

N

116

31

12

19

53

37

33

51

90

309

%

37.50

10.00

3.90

6.10

17.20

12.00

10.70

16.50

29.10

79.03

1–10 per month

N

11

11

3

6

16

8

13

24

25

61

%

18.00

18.00

4.90

9.80

26.20

13.10

21.30

39.30

41.00

15.60

 > 10 per month

N

10

4

2

4

5

5

6

6

9

21

%

47.60

19.00

9.50

19.00

23.80

23.80

28.60

28.60

42.90

5.37

Pearson Chi-Square

0.007*

0.118

0.458

0.068

0.214

0.29

0.009*

0*

0.101

-

  1. *Significant at α level less than 0.05