Table 1 Demographic characteristics
Characteristic | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 919(51.7) |
Age (mean, SD) |  | 39.45 ± 8.20 |
Education | MB (Bachelor of Medicine) | 873(49.2) |
| Â | MM (Master of Medicine) | 643(36.2) |
| Â | MD (Doctor of Medicine) | 260 (14.6) |
Title | Resident doctor | 401(22.6) |
| Â | Attending physician | 572(32.2) |
| Â | Associate professor | 463(26.1) |
| Â | Chairman of department | 340(19.1) |
Specialty | General internists | 519(29.2) |
| Â | Surgeons | 425(23.9) |
| Â | Gynecologist | 408(23.0) |
| Â | Pediatricians | 340(19.1) |
| Â | Others | 84(4.7) |
Area | Urban doctors (provincial hospital, college affiliated hospitals and municipal hospital) | 1460(82.2) |
| Â | Rural doctors (district general hospital, rural hospital, rural clinic and Community health service center) | 316(17.8) |
Total | Â | 1776(100.0) |