Table 1.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 12 (67%) |
| Female | 6 (33%) |
| Age group at interview (years) | |
| 30–39 | 8 (44%) |
| 40–49 | 5 (28%) |
| 50–59 | 5 (28%) |
| Type and Place of Practice | |
| Private, General Practice (GP) Clinic | 4 (22%) |
| Public, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP) | 7 (39%) |
| Public, National University Polyclinics (NUP) | 3 (17%) |
| Public, SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) | 4 (22%) |
| Duration of primary care practice (years) | |
| 5–10 | 9 (50%) |
| More than 10 | 9 (50%) |
| Highest postgraduate Family Medicine (FM) training qualification | |
| Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine [GDFM] | 1 (6%) |
| Master of Medicine in Family Medicine [MMed(FM)] | 6 (33%) |
| Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians Singapore [FCFP(S)] | 11 (61%) |
| Mean clinical Full Time Equivalent (FTE) in the past year | |
| 0.10-0. 50 | 3 (17%) |
| 0.51–0.75 | 8 (44%) |
| 0.76-1.00 | 7 (39%) |