Table 1. Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of the participants involved in the quantitative study (micro-factors).

Characteristics		Physicians working in public hospitals		Physicians working in district health centres
		N	%	N	%
Sex	Male	112	67.88	97	64.24
	Female	53	32.12	54	35.76
Age	≤ 30	10	6.10	16	10.59
	31–35	39	23.64	38	25.16
	36–40	46	27.88	45	29.80
	41–45	26	15.76	20	13.24
	46–50	22	13.33	18	11.92
	> 50	22	13.33	14	9.27
Specialization	General practitioners	30	18.18	64	42.38
	Specialist physicians	135	81.82	74	49.01
	Trainees physicians	0	0.00	13	8.61
Medical regions	Dakar	125	75.76	100	66.23
	Out of Dakar	40	24.24	51	33.77