Sampling technique:
All senior medical students, interns, residents, GPs, and specialists
studying or working in the above stated hospitals were eligible to
participate in the study. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to
recruit eligible participants. Students from the two participating
medical schools were approached before their lectures and asked to
participate. Those who agreed to take part in the study where scheduled
for an interview. One teaching hospital (KAUH), three MOH hospitals, and
two RMS hospitals, representing all major hospitals in North Jordan,
were utilized to recruit interns, residents, GPs, and specialists. Two
days of the week were randomly selected to recruit participants from the
major departments/division within each hospital. During which, the
researcher randomly approached eligible participants before attending
their clinics and asked them to participate. Those who agreed to take
part in the study were scheduled for an interview. Physicians in private
clinics and NGOs in the geographical area were also recruited by the
same procedure.