Table 1 Description of participants’ sociodemographic characteristics (N = 642)
|  |  | Total sample (N = 642) | UAE (n = 227) | Jordan (n = 108) | KSA (n = 104) | Egypt (n = 203) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Sex | Male | 168 (26.2) | 37 (16.3) | 33 (30.6) | 29 (27.9) | 69 (34) | < 0.001 |
Female | 474 (73.8) | 190 (83.7) | 75 (69.4) | 75 (72.1) | 134 (66) | Â | |
Age (years) | 18–20 | 364 (56.7) | 124 (54.6) | 78 (72.2) | 25 (24) | 137 (67.5) | < 0.001 |
21+ | 278 (43.3) | 103 (45.4) | 30 (27.8) | 79 (76) | 66 (32.5) | Â | |
Marital status | Single | 604 (94.1) | 218 (96) | 103 (95.4) | 93 (89.4) | 190 (93.6) | 0.111 |
Ever married | 38 (5.9) | 9 (4) | 5 (4.6) | 11 (10.6) | 13 (6.4) | Â | |
Specialty | Nutrition | 129 (20.1) | 18 (7.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 111 (54.7) | < 0.001 |
Nursing | 218 (34) | 6 (2.6) | 24 (22.2) | 97 (93.3) | 91 (44.8) | Â | |
Medicine | 173 (26.9) | 93 (41) | 78 (72.2) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.5) | Â | |
Physiotherapy | 122 (19) | 110 (48.5) | 6 (5.6) | 6 (5.8) | 0 (0) | Â | |
Education level | 2nd year | 292 (45.5) | 36 (15.9) | 94 (87) | 43 (41.3) | 119 (58.6) | < 0.001 |
3rd year | 220 (34.3) | 122 (53.7) | 14 (13) | 12 (11.5) | 72 (35.5) | Â | |
4th + year | 130 (20.2) | 69 (30.4) | 0 (0) | 49 (47.1) | 12 (5.9) |  |