Table 2.
Characteristics of the study population
| Frequency | ||
| Characteristics (N = 152) | n | % |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 81 | 53.3 |
| Female | 71 | 46.7 |
| Years of practice | ||
| 1–3 | 37 | 24.3 |
| 4–6 | 50 | 32.9 |
| 7–9 | 38 | 25.0 |
| 10 and above | 27 | 17.8 |
| Work Setting | ||
| Primary health care center | 100 | 65.8 |
| Hospital | 52 | 34.2 |
| Number of patients per day | ||
| 30 and under | 23 | 15.1 |
| 30 – 59 | 57 | 37.5 |
| 60 – 89 | 40 | 26.3 |
| 90 and over | 32 | 21.1 |
| Time per patient | ||
| <5 min | 19 | 12.5 |
| 5–10 | 109 | 71.7 |
| >10 | 24 | 15.8 |
| Participation in any training programmes of drug companies | ||
| Yes | 117 | 77.0 |
| No | 35 | 23.0 |
| Participation in in-service training | ||
| Yes | 43 | 28.2 |
| No | 109 | 71.8 |
| Frequency of SR visits to GPs | ||
| More than once a month | 110 | 72.3 |
| Less frequently | 42 | 27.7 |
| Self-reported effect of SRs activities on prescribing decision | ||
| Yes/always | 93 | 61.2 |
| Yes/sometimes | 45 | 29.6 |
| Never | 14 | 9.2 |