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Table 1 Demographics and relevant characteristics of participants (n = 282)

From: Influencing factors of physicians’ prescription behavior in selecting essential medicines: a cross-sectional survey in Chinese county hospitals

Variables

Mean

Standard deviation

Age

34.92

7.79

Years of practice

11.07

8.64

 

Number

Percent

Gender

 male

201

71.28

 female

82

28.72

Education level

 Associate degree and below

40

14.19

 Bachelor’s degree

229

81.21

 Master’s/Doctoral degree

13

4.60

Current position

 Junior physician

135

47.87

 Physician-in-charge

120

42.55

 Deputy chief/ chief physician

27

9.58

Work role/department

 Internal Medicine

82

29.08

 Surgery

79

28.01

 Obstetrics and Gynecology

35

12.41

 Pediatrics

26

9.22

 Others

60

21.28

  1. Others include Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and ICU etc