| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Female sex, n (%) | 43 (53%) |
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| Experience, years (mean range) | 22 (1–36) |
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| Setting, n (%) | 52 (60.5%) |
| Urban | 52 (60.5%) |
| Part rural | 20 (23.2%) |
| Rural | 9 (10.5%) |
| Missing data | 5 (5.8%) |
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| Teacher in medical school, n (%) | 47 (54.6) |
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| Consultation duration, minutes, n (%) | |
| 15 | 20 (23.2) |
| 20 | 44 (51.2) |
| 25 | 9 (10.5) |
| 30 | 8 (9.3) |
| Missing data | 5 (5.8) |
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| Family history of prostate cancer, n (%) | 16 (19.7) |
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| Personal history of prostate cancer, n (%) | 1 (1.2) |
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| Favourable to prostate cancer screening for asymptomatic patients, n (%) | |
| Yes | 18 (20.9) |
| No | 60 (69.8) |
| I don’t know | 1 (1.2) |
| Missing data | 7 (8.1) |
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| Explains prostate cancer screening controversy to patients, n (%) | |
| Systematically | 56 (65.1) |
| Sometimes | 24 (27.9) |
| Never | 1 (1.2) |
| Missing data | 5 (5.8) |
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| Orders PSA testing for asymptomatic patients, n (%) | |
| High risk patients only | 58 (67.4) |
| On patients’ demand | 1 (1.2) |
| Physician’s judgement (excluding high risk patients) | 15 (17.4) |
| Systematically | 6 (7.0) |
| Never | 1 (1.2) |
| Missing data | 5 (5.8) |
PSA = prostate-specific antigen.