Table 4 Difference in health care provider’s knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) about COVID-19 by demographics of United Arab Emirates Heath providers at the start of the pandemic 2020

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

Gender

0.144

0.108

male

46.8

53.2

2.85

2.68

54.8

45.2

female

43.4

56.6

2.80

2.77

51

49

Age group

0.042

0.054

0.177

less than 30

48.1

51.9

2.6

2.68

56

44

30–40

46.3

53.7

2.7

2.67

52.4

47.6

41–50

40.2

59.8

3.03

2.69

48.7

51.3

more than 50

42.5

57.5

3

2.79

53

47

Years of experience

0.055

0.324

0.375

less than 5

44.1

55.9

2.8

2.7

55

45

6–10

48.6

51.4

2.6

2.7

54.1

45.9

11–20

43.8

56.2

2.8

2.66

50.1

49.9

21–30

40

60

3.08

2.7

51.6

48.4

more than 30

37.6

62.4

3.48

2.86

48.5

51.5

Occupation

0.056

0.00

0.015

consultant

44.1

55.9

3.03

2.86

55.9

44.1

Nurse

44.6

55.4

2.73

2.63

51.1

48.9

pharmacist

49.6

50.4

2.62

2.77

60.5

39.5

Resident

55.6

44.4

2.23

2.76

65.6

34.4

Specialist

37.8

62.2

3.4

2.81

46.9

53.1

Technician

43.3

56.7

3.01

2.76

52.1

47.9

Specialty

0.018

0.014

0.039

Family medicine

47

53

2.75

2.73

52.4

47.6

Internal medicine

48.8

51.2

2.37

2.53

58

42

Obstetrics and gynecology

40.6

59.4

3.05

2.6

46.7

53.3

Pediatric

35.2

64.8

3.37

2.67

46.1

53.9

Psychiatry

43.6

56.4

2.7

2.59

69.2

30.8

Surgery

38.9

61.1

3.05

2.69

50.5

49.5

others

46.2

53.8

2.77

2.72

52.2

47.5