Assessing Moroccan physician knowledge and practices regarding maternal obesity's impact on childhood obesity: Implications for prevention and intervention

Table 1 Demographic data results

Parameter	Effective, n	Percentage (%)
Gender
Women	20	21.5
Men	73	78.5
Age range
30 yr or less	32	34.4
31-40 yr	29	31.2
41-50 yr	18	19.4
51-65 yr	32	34.4
66-75 yr	2	12.9
City of education medicine
Rabat	20	21.73
Casablanca	52	56.52
Fès	4	4.34
Marrakech	2	2.17
Oujda	1	1.08
Other	13	14.13
Status of participant
Resident/internal	4	4.30
Generalist	48	51.6
Specialist	39	41.93
Researcher/teacher	2	2
City of medical practice
Casablanca	49	51.61
Rabat	6	6.45
Other	38	40.86
Current specialty of participants
Generalist	48	52.17
Gynecology	18	19.35
Pediatrics	8	8.7
Labour doctor	7	7.60
Endocrinologist	2	2.15
Diabetology	1	1.07
Sports medicine	2	2.15
Resident	2	2.15
Nutritionist	2	2.15
Surgery	1	1.07
Length of practice
Less than 5 yr	28	30.10
5-10 yr	13	13.97
11-15 yr	9	9.67
16-20 yr	10	10.75
21-30 yr	23	24.73
31-40 yr	3	3.22
Over 40 yr	1	1075
Type of practice
University teaching	3	3.3
Private practice	42	46.7
Public hospital	38	42.2
Military hospital	1	1.1
Retired	1	1.1
Other	6	6.45