Table 2 Respondent’s characteristics divided by groups: group 1 (physicians who reported medical errors, n = 268); group 2 (physicians who reported no medical errors, n = 125)
From: North-African doctors as second victims of medical errors: a cross sectional survey
Items | Total sample (n = 393) | Group 1 (n = 268) | Group 2 (n = 125) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 148 (37.7) | 102 (38.1) | 46 (36.8) | 0.810 |
Female | 245 (62.3) | 166 (61.9) | 79 (63.2) | |
Age (Years) | 30 ± 7 | 31 ± 7 | 29 ± 7 | 0.025 |
Years in practice (Years) | 5.4 ± 7.1 | 5.0 ± 7.1 | 4.3 ± 6.9 | 0.037 |
Marital status | ||||
Single or divorced | 260 (66.2) | 164 (61.2) | 96 (76.8) | 0.020 |
Married | 133 (33.8) | 104 (38.8) | 29 (23.2) | |
Type of practitioner | ||||
Senior doctor | 88 (22.4) | 72 (26.9) | 16 (12.8) | 0.020 |
Junior doctor | 305 (77.6) | 196 (73.1) | 109 (87.2) | |
Type of department | ||||
Medical | 267 (67.9) | 183 (31.7) | 84 (67.2) | 0.830 |
Surgical/intensive care | 126 (32.1) | 85 (68.3) | 41 (32.8) | |