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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| Males | 66 | 24.4 |
| Females | 205 | 75.6 |
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| Education: | ||
| • family medicine specialist | 216 | 79.7 |
| • family medicine resident | 50 | 18.5 |
| • specialist in other fields | 4 | 1.5 |
| • without any specialization | 1 | 0.4 |
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| Involved in education of students and/or residents | 112 | 41.8 |
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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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| Number of inhabitants living in practice catchment area: | ||
| • less than 5000 | 49 | 18.1 |
| • 5000–20,000 | 88 | 32.5 |
| • 20,000–100,000 | 63 | 23.2 |
| • more than 100,000 | 70 | 25.8 |