Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents: physicians and pharmacists in South Korea

Gender

<.0001

 Male

579

(51.7)

366

(72.8)

213

(34.5)

 Female

541

(48.3)

137

(27.2)

404

(65.5)

Age (years)

<.0001

 20–29

106

(9.5)

25

(5.0)

81

(13.1)

 30–39

437

(39.0)

206

(41.0)

231

(37.4)

 40–49

294

(26.3)

128

(25.4)

166

(26.9)

 50–59

180

(16.1)

89

(17.7)

91

(14.7)

 60+

103

(9.2)

55

(10.9)

48

(7.8)

Region

0.04

 Seoul

475

(42.4)

223

(44.3)

252

(40.0)

 Gyeonggi-do

217

(19.4)

97

(19.3)

120

(19.4)

 Incheon

40

(3.6)

16

(3.2)

24

(3.9)

 Gangwon-do

29

(2.6)

12

(2.4)

17

(2.8)

 Daejeon

36

(3.2)

12

(2.4)

24

(3.9)

 Chungcheongbuk-do

20

(1.8)

16

(3.2)

4

(0.6)

 Chungcheongnam-do

28

(2.5)

17

(3.4)

11

(1.8)

 Gwangju

18

(1.6)

8

(1.6)

10

(1.6)

 Jeollabuk-do

31

(2.8)

15

(3.0)

16

(2.6)

 Jeollanam-do

21

(1.9)

8

(1.6)

13

(2.1)

 Daegu

52

(4.6)

18

(3.6)

34

(5.5)

 Ulsan

16

(1.4)

5

(1.0)

11

(1.8)

 Busan

65

(5.8)

26

(5.2)

39

(6.3)

 Gyeongsangbuk-do

26

(2.3)

11

(2.2)

15

(2.4)

 Gyeongsangnam-do

36

(3.2)

18

(3.6)

18

(2.9)

 Jeju

10

(0.9)

1

(0.2)

9

(1.5)

Career (years)

0.68

 0–4

298

(26.6)

126

(25.0)

172

(27.9)

 5–9

236

(21.1)

98

(19.5)

138

(22.4)

 10–14

193

(17.2)

92

(18.3)

101

(16.4)

 15–19

97

(8.7)

44

(8.7)

53

(8.6)

 20+

250

(22.3)

114

(22.7)

136

(22.0)

 Missing

46

(4.1)

29

(5.8)

17

(2.8)

Hospital or Pharmacy type

<.0001

 Tertiary hospital/ Hospital pharmacy

469

(41.9)

215

(42.7)

254

(41.2)

 Hospital/Pharmacy nearby hospital

228

(20.4)

68

(13.5)

160

(25.9)

 Clinic/Community pharmacy

366

(32.7)

201

(40.0)

165

(26.7)

 Missing

57

(5.0)

19

(3.8)

38

(6.2)

Total

1120

(100.0)

503

(44.9)

617

(55.1)