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. 2023 May 29;41:e2022060. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2022060

Table 1. Characteristics of physicians working with pediatrics in Amazonas state.

Variables Mean±SD or n Range or %
Age in years (n=151) 40.5±9.8 23.0–72.0
Graduation year (n=151) 2003±9.9 1972–2017
Years of experience in pediatrics (n=151) 13.8±9.9 0–45
Number of adolescents seen/month (n=140) 35.6±75.6 0–512
Interest in learning more about EC (n=151) 84.6±1.6 0–100
Gender (n=151) Female 121 80.1
Male 30 19.9
Pediatric residency (n=150) Yes 92 61.3
No 58 38.7
Practice setting (n=151)* Public hospital 110 72.8
Public outpatient clinic 80 53.0
Private hospital 67 44.4
Private clinic 66 43.7
Emergency 62 41.1
Academic activity (n=151) 42 27.8
Working place (n=149) Capital 145 97.3
Inland 2 1.3
Both 2 1.3
Adolescent patients care (n=151) Yes 115 76.2
No 36 23.8
Discomfort about EC prescription (n=151) Yes 80 53.0
No 71 47.0

EC: emergency contraception; SD: standard deviation. *More than one option possible.