Table 1 Patients’ and physicians’ characteristics
From: Drug prescription goals in primary care: a cross-sectional study
| Â | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Patients | ||
Age | ||
  ≤ 14 | 372 | (17.4) |
 15–44 | 616 | (28.8) |
 45–74 | 840 | (39.2) |
 75–97 | 313 | (14.6) |
Gender | ||
 Males | 923 | (43.1) |
 Females | 1218 | (56.9) |
Patient known by physician | ||
 Yes | 2017 | (94.2) |
 No | 124 | (5.8) |
Medical fee exemption status | ||
 For long-term condition | 410 | (19.1) |
 For low income | 96 | (4.5) |
Physicians | ||
Gender | ||
 Males | 16 | (69.6) |
 Females | 7 | (30.4) |
Age (yrs) | ||
 31–39 | 5 | (21.7) |
 40–49 | 5 | (21.7) |
 50–59 | 9 | (39.2) |
 59–66 | 4 | (17.4) |
Work environment | ||
 Rural | 9 | (39.0) |
 Semi-rural | 8 | (34.8) |
 Urban | 6 | (26.2) |
Type of practice | ||
 Multidisciplinary group/health care center | 6 | (26.0) |
 Group | 14 | (60.9) |
 Solo | 3 | (13.1) |