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Table 1 Demographic and professional characteristics of survey respondents (n=755)

From: The retention of health human resources in primary healthcare centers in Lebanon: a national survey

Variable

N (%)

Gender

 

 Male

374 (49.6%)

 Female

380 (50.3%)

 Missing

1 (0.1%)

Age group

 

 18-25

84 (11.1%)

 26-35

226 (29.9%)

 36-45

207 (27.4%)

 46-55

185 (24.5%)

 > 55

45 (6.0%)

Missing

8 (1.1%)

Marital status

 

 Single

223 (29.5%)

 Married

491 (65.0%)

 Others

39 (5.2%)

 Missing

2 (0.3%)

Education

 

 Intermediate/High School

15 (2.0%)

 Vocational or diploma

95 (12.7%)

 Nursing Degree

209 (27.9%)

 University Degree

109 (14.5%)

 Medical Degree

135 (18.0%)

 Medical Specialty

187 (24.9%)

Current position in PHC

 

 Generalist (includes dentists)

174 (23.0%)

 Medical Specialist

164 (21.7%)

 Nurse

247 (32.7%)

 Allied Health Professional

114 (15.1%)

 Other health professional

56 (7.4%)

Number of years spent working in PHC

 

 Six months to 1 year

93 (12.3%)

 1 to 5 years

271 (35.9%)

 6 to 10 years

170 (22.5%)

 More than 10 years

212 (28.1%)

 Missing

9 (1.2%)

Number of years working in current PHC center

 

 Six months to 1 year

136 (18.0%)

 1 to 5 years

331 (43.8%)

 6 to 10 years

145 (19.2%)

 More than 10 years

121 (16.1%)

 Missing

22 (2.9%)

Employment status at PHC

 

 Permanent- Full time

428 (56.7%)

 Permanent- Part time

256 (33.9%)

 Temporary/Casual

62 (8.2%)

 Missing

9 (1.2%)

One-way travel time to work

 

 Less than 15 minutes

304 (40.3%)

 15- 30 minutes

273 (36.2%)

 More than 30 minutes

161 (21.3%)

 Missing

17 (2.2%)