Table 1.
Respondents’ characteristics.
| Characteristics | Value (n = 36) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (range) | 28 (28–56) |
| Gender, no. (%) | |
| Male | 32 (88.9) |
| Female | 4 (11.1) |
| Ethnicity/nationality, no. (%) | |
| Fijian | 12 (33.3) |
| Indian | 8 (22.3) |
| Others | 9 (25.0) |
| Pacific Islanders | 7 (19.4) |
| Relationship status, no. (%) | |
| Single | 3 (8.2) |
| Married | 29 (80.6) |
| Divorced | 2 (5.6) |
| Cohabiting | 2 (5.6) |
| Professional status, no. (%) | |
| Consultants | 7 (19.5) |
| Registrars | |
| Trainee | 16 (44.4) |
| Non-trainee | 13 (36.1) |
| Number of years working as a surgeon, median (range) | 5 (0.5–31) |
| Working hours per week, median (range) | 60 (40–80) |
| Number of patients under daily care, median (range) | 20 (10–30) |
| Number of patients seen in clinics, median (range) | 20 (15–30) |
| Number of on-calls per month, median (range) | 9 (0–30) |
| Smoking, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 7 (19.4) |
| No | 29 (80.6) |
| Alcohol consumption, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 29 (80.6) |
| No | 7 (19.4) |
| Kava consumption, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 15 (41.7) |
| No | 21 (58.3) |
| Awareness of counseling services provided by the hospital, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 5 (13.9) |
| No | 31 (86.1) |
| Use of counseling services within or outside the hospital, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 0 (0.0) |
| No | 36 (100.0) |
| Visit to the GP/doctor in the last year when sick, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 5 (13.9) |
| No | 31 (86.1) |
| Self-medication when sick in the last year, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 33 (91.7) |
| No | 3 (8.3) |
| Perceptions of low pay, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 33 (91.7) |
| No | 3 (8.3) |
| Perception of low/inadequate resources, no. (%) | |
| Yes | 35 (97.2) |
| No | 1 (2.8) |