TABLE 1.

Demographic profile of the study population

Demographic profile	FPs (n=464), %	CPs (n=396), %
Practice setting
Solo/family clinic/group	88	52
Community hospital	3	6
Teaching hospital	3	27
Practice in multipractitioner setting	6	15
Years in practice
<10	37	28
11–20	39	31
>20	25	41
Paediatric patient load per week
<25	57	14
26–50	36	28
51–100	5	26
>100	2	32
Sex
Male	47	53
Female	53	47

CPs Community paediatricians; FPs Family physicians