Evidence-Based Decision Making in Public Health: Capacity Building for Public Health Students at King Saud University in Riyadh

Table 3

Characteristics of the MPH/SBCM students.

Character	Number (%)	Mean ± SD	Range
Age (years)		30.1 ± 2.3	25–37
Gender (male)	17 (51%)
University degree
Medical doctor	24 (73%)
Nurse/health educator	5 (15%)
Pharmacist	2 (6%)
Other	2 (6%)
Sponsoring body for the MPH/SBCM
Ministry of Health	23 (70%)
University	7 (21%)
Others	3 (9%)
Years since graduation from university		5.3 ± 4.5	2–13
Years of working before joining the MPH/SBCM		5.0 ± 3.2	0–10
Type of work before joining MPH
Clinical staff	17 (52%)
University staff	3 (9%)
Ministry of Health staff	10 (30%)
Not worked before	3 (9%)
Expected future position
Clinical staff	1 (3%)
University staff	6 (18%)
Ministry of Health staff	12 (36%)
Uncertain	13 (40%)
Other	1 (3%)