Table 1.
Characteristics of survey participants
| Variables | Frequency n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample, n = 601 | Psychiatry education (intern or major subject, or CME) n = 322 | No additional psychiatry education, n = 279 | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 286 (47.6%) | 155 (48.1%) | 131 (47.0%) |
| Female | 315 (52.4%) | 167 (51.9%) | 148 (53.0%) |
| Age <28 | |||
| <28 | 321 (53.5%) | 185 (57.6%) | 136 (48.7%) |
| Specialty | |||
| Medicine/Paeds | 394 (65.6%) | 213 (66.1%) | 181 (64.9%) |
| Surgery/ObsGyn | 207 (34.4%) | 109 (33.9%) | 98 (35.1%) |
| Practice setting | |||
| Rural | 78 (13.0%) | 52 (16.1%) | 26 (9.3%) |
| Urban | 523 (87.0%) | 270 (83.9%) | 253 (90.7%) |
| Graduated in 2012 or later (yes/no) | |||
| Yes | 311 (52.0%) | 184 (57.5%) | 127 (45.7%) |
| Have you ever taken CME courses? (yes/no) | |||
| Yes | 298 (49.6%) | 172 (53.4%) | 126 (45.2%) |
| Have you studied abroad? (yes/no) | |||
| Yes | 102 (17.0%) | 71 (22.0%) | 31 (11.1%) |
| Have you ever read an article on psychiatry? (yes/no) | |||
| Yes | 202 (33.9%) | 142 (44.7%) | 60 (21.6%) |
| How frequently do you encounter depression in your practice setting? | |||
| Seldom | 303 (51.1%) | 162 (51.3%) | 141 (50.9%) |
| Often | 290 (48.9%) | 154 (48.7%) | 136 (49.1%) |