Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Variables | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–29 | 556 | 79.4 |
30–49 | 114 | 16.3 | |
> = 50 | 30 | 4.3 | |
Gender | Male | 269 | 38.4 |
Female | 431 | 61.6 | |
Place of residence | Damascus | 474 | 67.7 |
Rif Dimashq | 123 | 17.6 | |
Other | 103 | 14.7 | |
Educational level | Doctorate | 23 | 3.3 |
Master degree | 417 | 59.6 | |
Diploma | 112 | 16 | |
University degree | 148 | 21.1 | |
Field of studying | Medicine | 500 | 71.4 |
Dentistry | 16 | 2.3 | |
Pharmacy | 40 | 5.7 | |
Nursing | 130 | 18.6 | |
Medical institute | 14 | 2 | |
Medical specialty | General surgery | 38 | 5.4 |
Internal medicine | 313 | 44.7 | |
Obstetrics and gynecology | 24 | 3.4 | |
Paediatric | 14 | 2 | |
Special medicine | 58 | 8.3 | |
Special surgery | 53 | 7.6 | |
Dentistry | 16 | 2.3 | |
Nursing | 144 | 20.6 | |
Pharmacist | 38 | 5.4 | |
Pharmacy | 2 | 0.3 |