Table 1.
Demographic and professional characteristics of family physicians in a sample.
| Characteristic | Number of family physicians | Percentage of family physicians |
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| Sex | ||
| Male | 66 | 24.4 |
| Female | 205 | 75.6 |
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| Education | ||
| Family medicine specialist | 216 | 79.7 |
| Family medicine resident | 50 | 18.5 |
| Specialist of other specialties | 4 | 1.5 |
| Without any specialization | 1 | 0.4 |
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| Education in genetics | ||
| None | 39 | 14.4 |
| Genetic content during undergraduate studies | 220 | 81.5 |
| Genetic content in specialist training | 6 | 2.2 |
| Genetic content in courses | 1 | 0.4 |
| Genetic content in postgraduate studies | 4 | 1.5 |
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| No. of inhabitants living in practice catchment area | ||
| Less than 5,000 | 49 | 18.1 |
| 5,000–20,000 | 88 | 32.5 |
| 20,000–100,000 | 63 | 23.2 |
| More than 100,000 | 70 | 25.8 |
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| Frequency of contacts with patients with genetic diseases in everyday practice | ||
| Daily | 79 | 29.9 |
| Weekly | 116 | 43.9 |
| Monthly | 46 | 17.4 |
| Several times per year | 12 | 4.5 |
| Less often | 11 | 4.2 |