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Table 1 Demographic and other characteristics of EMS participants n = 274

From: Stroke awareness among Dubai emergency medical service staff and impact of an educational intervention

Demographic and other characteristics

Age (years) mean ± standard deviation

32.88 ± 6.29

Range (years)

24–59

 

n (%)

Gender (n = 267)a

 Male

201 (75.3)

 Female

66 (24.7)

Ethnicity (n = 251)a

 UAE Arab

9 (3.6)

 Non UAE Arab

20 (8.0)

 Caucasian

12 (4.8)

 South Asian

117 (46.6)

 Far East Asian

90 (13.6)

 African

3 (1.2)

Years of experience (n = 264)a

 Less than 1 year

52 (19.7)

 1–3 years

48 (18.2)

 3–5 years

35 (13.3)

 More than 5 years

129 (48.9)

Attended educational course on stroke (n = 262)a

97 (37.0)

Number of stroke cases attended to per month (n = 260)a

 None

24 (9.2)

 1–4

198 (76.2)

 5–10

23 (8.8)

 Greater than 10

15 (5.8)

  1. UAE United Arab Emirates
  2. a Number in brackets represents the number of people who answered the question