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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participating health professionals

From: Assessment of patient safety culture in primary health care in Muscat, Oman: a questionnaire -based survey

Health Professional Characteristics

Number (%) (n = 186)

Gender

 Female

176 (95%)

 Male

10 (5%)

Professional background

 Nurses

61 (33%)

 Physicians

42 (23%)

 Radiographers

22 (12%)

 Laboratory technicians

22 (12%)

 Dentists

20 (11%)

 Pharmacists

18 (10%)

Age group

 20–30 years

59 (32%)

 31–40 years

102 (55%)

 41–50 years

23 (12%)

 51–60 years

2 (1%)

Number of years working in health center

  < 1 year

23 (13%)

 1–5 years

98 (53%)

 6–10 years

41 (22%)

 11–15 years

15 (9%)

  > = 16 years

6 (3%)

Number (%) who had worked in another country

35 (19%)