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Table 1 The participants’ demographic characteristics [n = 180]

From: Usefulness of smartphone use among surgeons in clinical practice during the pandemic of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Variable

N (%)

Age (years)

 25–34

50 (27.8)

 35–44

77 (42.8)

 45–54

35 (19.4)

 ≥ 55

18 (10.0)

Gender

 Male

154 (85.6)

 Female

26 (14.4)

Nationality

 Kuwaiti

106 (58.9)

 Non-Kuwaiti

74 (41.1)

Current position

 Trainee

0 (0)

 Assistant surgeon/registrar

79 (43.9)

 Board certified

101 (56.1)

History of admission or quarantine for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infection

 Suspected

24 (13.3)

 Confirmed

13 (7.2)

 None

143 (79.5)

Hospital of work

 Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah

44 (33.3)

 Mubarak Al-Kabeer

16 (12.1)

 Farwaniyah

8 (6.1)

 Amiri

9 (6.8)

 Adan

5 (3.8)

 Jahra

3 (2.3)

 Ibn Sina

21 (15.9)

 Sabah

1 (0.8)

 Others

25 (18.9)

Computer skills rating

 Literate

9 (5)

 Competent

124 (68.9)

 Proficient

47 (26.1)