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Table 3 Association between major errors in case scenario related to Physicians’ characteristics

From: Physicians’ knowledge and practice on death certification in the North West Bank, Palestine: across sectional study

 

Type of error

 

Mechanism of Death

Incorrect sequencing

No acceptable cause of death

Characteristic

n(%)

P-Value*

n(%)

P-Value*

n(%)

P-Value*

Gender of physician

 Male

22(18.4)

0.464

20(16.8)

0.147

11(9.2)

0.623

 Female

4(13.0)

2(6.5)

2(6.5)

Current possession

 Resident

20(21.0)

0.114

15(17.8)

0.609

9(9.5)

0.644

 Specialist

6(11.0)

7(12.7)

4(7.2)

Work place

 Governmental

17(18.5)

0.727

15(15.8)

0.523

11(11.6)

0.020

 Non-governmental

9(16.4)

7(12.7)

2(3.6)

Graduation Country

 Palestine

4(10.0)

0.306

1(2.5)

0.011

0(0.0)

0.023

 Other country

22(20.0)

21(19.2)

13(11.8)

Graduation year

  ≤ 5 years

18(45.0)

0.306

12(32.5)

0.405

7(14.0)

0.775

  > 5 years

7(22.1)

7(27.6)

6(18.8)

Specialty

 Medicine

5(18.0)

0.872

3(10.7)

0.296

1(3.6)

0.101

 Surgery

11(20.4)

6(11.1)

2(3.7)

 Pediatric

3(13.6)

6(27.3)

4(18.2)

 Others

7(15.2)

7(20.0)

6(13.0)

Completed DNF Before

 Yes

17(13.7)

0.035

15(12.0)

0.143

11(8.8)

0.933

 No

9(34.6)

7(7.0)

2(7.6)

Trained to Fill DNF

 Yes

7(22.6)

0.386

3(9.7)

0.378

4(12.9)

0.347

 No

19(16.0)

19(16.0)

9(7.6)

  1. *Chi-square test