Characteristic | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Physician characteristics (n = 815) | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 459 | 56.32 |
Female | 356 | 43.68 |
Age | ||
< 35 years old | 432 | 53.01 |
35~44 years old | 296 | 36.32 |
≥ 45 years old | 87 | 10.67 |
Education | ||
Junior college or below | 13 | 1.60 |
Bachelor | 345 | 42.33 |
Master | 379 | 46.50 |
Doctor | 78 | 9.57 |
Professional Title | ||
Junior | 304 | 37.30 |
Intermediate | 310 | 38.04 |
Senior | 201 | 24.66 |
Department | ||
Internal medicine | 303 | 37.18 |
Surgery | 285 | 34.97 |
Gynecology and obstetrics | 73 | 8.96 |
Ophthalmology and otorhinolaryngology | 73 | 8.96 |
Other | 81 | 9.94 |
Years in Practice | ||
< 5 years | 254 | 31.17 |
5~10 years | 241 | 29.57 |
11~15 years | 227 | 27.85 |
16~20 years | 83 | 10.18 |
> 20 years | 10 | 1.23 |
Hospital characteristics (n = 16) | ||
Ranking | ||
Tertiary | 12 | 75.00 |
Secondary | 4 | 25.00 |
Region | ||
Eastern | 6 | 37.50 |
Central | 5 | 31.25 |
Western | 5 | 31.25 |