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Table 1 Distribution of the physicians that are being analyzed in the study, according to the selected variables, including absolute frequency, relative frequency and confidence interval of 95% (CI 95%)

From: Physician turnover in primary health care services in the East Zone of São Paulo City, Brazil: incidence and associated factors

Variable

N

%

Gender

Female

725

52.6%

Male

653

47.4%

Age

  ≤ 25 years

269

19.5%

25 --| 30 years

492

35.7%

  ≥ 30 years

617

44.8%

The year of employment

  < 2005

217

15.7%

2005 --| 2010

526

38.2%

2010 --| 2015

499

36.2%

  ≥ 2015

136

9.9%

Working Hours

40 h/weekly

1079

78.3%

  < 40 h/weekly

299

21.7%

Modality of workinga

ESF

1222

88.7%

UBS

156

11.3%

Initial wageb

  ≤ 1.052 BGI

684

49.6%

  > 1.052 BGI

694

50.4%

Years since graduation

  ≤ 2 years

743

53.9%

  > 2 years

635

46.1%

City of origin

São Paulo

1077

78.2%

Others

301

21.8%

School of graduation

Public

336

28.1%

Private

858

71.9%

Local of graduation

City of São Paulo

195

16.3%

Other municipalities

999

83.7%

Medical Specialtyc

Non specialist

1232

89.4%

Specialist

146

10.6%

Medical Residencyd

No

1099

88.1%

Yes

149

11.9%

Specialty at the end of study

Non specialist

754

55.0%

Specialist

617

45.0%

TEC-TEC

Yes

1248

90.6%

No

130

9.4%

  1. The Big Mac Index (BMI) created in 1986, calculated by The Economist, is an index based on the price of the Big Mac sandwich in more than 100 countries to explain the economy concept of parity in the purchasing power
  2. aWork modality in PHC: ESF FHS – Family Health Strategy and BCU – Basic Care Unit
  3. bMonthly wage adjusted by BGI - Big Mac Index
  4. cMedical specialty at the initial time of the contract
  5. dMedical Residency concluded after a minimum of 3 years after the end of the contract