Does community health care require different competencies from physicians and nurses?

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Table 1 Participants’ demographic and employment data

Position & primary responsibilities	Education	Years of experience in health care	Employer	Place of work	Level of care
Medical officer (MO)	MBBS	5 years	Government	Rural	Primary
Role: Direct patient care
MO - In charge	MBBS	10 years	Government	Rural	Secondary
Role: Admin & Management; Direct patient care
MO	MBBS	10 years	NGO	Urban	Secondary
Role: Direct patient care
MO	MBBS	2 years	University	Rural	Primary
Role: Direct patient care
Senior MO	MBBS + **FCPS family medicine	8 years	University	Semi Urban	Secondary
Role: Teaching, Direct patient care
Assistant Professor	MBBS + FCPS family medicine	10 years	University	Semi Urban	Secondary
Role: Admin & Management, Teaching
Staff nurse	Diploma in Nursing	2 years	Government	Rural	Secondary
Role: Direct patient care
Community Health Nurse	BSc. Nursing	5 years	University	Rural	Secondary
Role: Preventative, Admin & Management
Community Health Nurse	BSc. Nursing	7 years	NGO	Rural	Primary
Role: Preventive, Direct patient care, Admin & Management
Field officer	BSc. Nursing	10 years	NGO	Rural/ Urban	For a number of facilities
Role: Admin & Management

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