Table 1 Socio demographic and work-related characteristics of the postgraduate doctors (N = 245)
Socio-demographic Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Agea (N = 240) | ||
  < 30 years | 73 | 30.4 |
 31–35 years | 140 | 58.3 |
 36–40 years | 27 | 11.3 |
  > 40 years | 0 | 0.0 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 157 | 64.1 |
 Female | 88 | 35.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Sinhala | 192 | 78.4 |
 Tamil | 42 | 17.1 |
 Muslim | 11 | 4.5 |
 Burgher | 0 | 0.0 |
 Other | 0 | 0.0 |
Marital Status | ||
 Married | 196 | 80.0 |
 Single | 49 | 20.0 |
Monthly income | ||
  < Rs. 90,000 | 28 | 11.4 |
 Rs. 90,000 - 120,000 | 118 | 48.2 |
 Rs. 121,000 – 150,000 | 89 | 36.3 |
 Rs. 151,000 – 200,000 | 8 | 3.3 |
  > Rs. 200,000 | 2 | 0.8 |
Specialty | ||
 Medicine | 80 | 32.8 |
 Surgery | 40 | 16.3 |
 Paediatrics | 25 | 10.2 |
 Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 18 | 7.3 |
 Emergency Medicine | 20 | 8.2 |
 Orthopaedics | 4 | 1.6 |
 Psychiatry | 17 | 6.9 |
 Anaesthesia | 41 | 16.7 |
Year of training | ||
 1st year | 67 | 27.4 |
 2nd year | 100 | 40.8 |
 3rd year | 78 | 31.8 |