Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of respondents
| Respondents profile | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (n=463) | |
| Male | 121 (26.1) |
| Female | 342 (73.9) |
| Median age in years (IQR) (range) |
32 (4) (27–63) |
| Ethnicity (n=460) | |
| Malay | 183 (39.8) |
| Chinese | 137 (29.8) |
| Indian | 125 (27.2) |
| Others | 15 (3.2) |
| Years of practice in primary care setting | |
| Median (IQR) (range) |
4 (4) (1–36)* |
| Number of patients seen per day (n=466) | |
| <20 | 27 (5.8) |
| 21—40 | 173 (37.1) |
| 41—60 | 156 (33.5) |
| 61–80 | 70 (15.0) |
| 81–100 | 35 (7.5) |
| >100 | 5 (1.1) |
| Current working sector (n=461) | |
| Government clinic | 236 (50.8) |
| General practitioner | 127 (27.3) |
| Hospital | 102 (21.9) |
*One of the respondents has been working as a general practitioner for 36 years and is currently undergoing the Diploma in Family Medicine (DFM) programme, a recent online postgraduate programme offered by the national Academy of Family Medicine.