Table 1 Demographics of respondents for whom data is available.
Number | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
PRACTICE TYPE: | ||
Community-based without a university appointment | 53 | 37.32 % |
Community-based with a university appointment | 27 | 19.01 % |
University-based full time | 38 | 26.76 % |
Hospital-based | 75 | 52.82 % |
Office-based | 11 | 7.75 % |
Both Hospital and Office – based. | 44 | 30.99 % |
CATCHMENT AREA: | ||
Rural | 17 | 11.97 % |
Small (< 100,000) urban | 21 | 14.79 % |
Large (> 100,000) urban | 92 | 64.79 % |
> 100 km from tertiary care centre | 14 | 9.86 % |
CLINICAL PRACTICE: | ||
> 75 % General Internal Medicine | 101 | 71.13 % |
SPECIAL CLINICAL INTEREST IN: | ||
ICU | 38 | 26.76 % |
CCU | 31 | 21.83 % |
Cardiology | 52 | 36.62 % |
Diabetes | 30 | 21.13 % |
Gastroenterology | 10 | 7.04 % |
Endocrinology | 15 | 10.56 % |
Respirology | 15 | 10.56 % |
Medical problems in pregnancy | 17 | 11.97 % |
Pre-operative consultation | 41 | 28.87 % |
OTHER TRAINING OR INTEREST: | ||
Clinical epidemiology | 25 | 17.61 % |
Medical education | 35 | 24.65 % |
Public health | 3 | 2.11 % |
Health services | 4 | 2.82 % |
Ethics | 6 | 4.23 % |
Health Administration | 8 | 5.63 % |