Table 1.
Description of provider sample (n = 1760) and patient sample (n = 1000)
| Demographic characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Service providers | |
| Age (in years) | |
| 18–30 | 511 (29.1) |
| 31–40 | 748 (42.5) |
| 41–50 | 396 (22.5) |
| 51 or older | 104 (5.9) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 1188 (67.5) |
| Male | 572 (32.5) |
| Years of education | |
| 12 years or less | 443 (25.2) |
| 13–16 years | 897 (51.0) |
| 17 years or more | 419 (23.8) |
| Profession | |
| Doctor | 866 (49.2) |
| Nurse | 754 (42.8) |
| Laboratory technician/other | 140 (8.0) |
| Years in medical field | |
| 7 years or less | 422 (24.0) |
| 8–14 years | 442 (25.1) |
| 15–20 years | 438 (24.9) |
| 21 years or more | 458 (26.0) |
| Avoidance attitude scale (Mean ± SD) | 18.6 (4.2) |
| Patients | |
| Age (in years) | |
| 18–30 | 379 (38.0) |
| 31–40 | 259 (26.0) |
| 41–50 | 158 (15.8) |
| 51 or older | 202 (20.2) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 589 (58.9) |
| Male | 411 (41.1) |
| Education | |
| Primary school or lower | 247 (24.7) |
| Junior high | 356 (35.6) |
| High school or higher | 397 (39.7) |
| Family income (in Yuan) | |
| <2000 | 429 (43.1) |
| 2001 or more | 567 (56.9) |
| Satisfaction with providers scale (Mean ± SD) | 24.2 (3.5) |