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. 2017 Aug 10;12(8):e0181603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181603

Table 1. Participant demographics.

Characteristic n (%)
Gender (n = 47)
Male 22 (46.8%)
Female 25 (53.2%)
Age range (n = 47)
20–30 years 14 (29.8%)
31–40 years 10 (21.3%)
41–50 years 13 (27.7%)
51–60 years 2 (4.3%)
61–65 years 5 (10.6%)
66–70 years 3 (6.4%)
≥ 71 years 0 (0%)
Years of practice (n = 39)
0–5 years 17 (43.6%)
5–10 years 7 (18.0%)
11–20 years 8 (20.5%)
>20 years 7 (18.0%)
Percent of time devoted to patient care (n = 44)
None 2 (4.6%)
<25% 10 (22.7%)
25–50% 15 (34.1%)
51–75% 14 (31.8%)
75–100% 3 (6.8%)
Percent of time devoted to research (n = 46)
None 12 (26.1%)
<25% 17 (37.0%)
25–50% 8 (17.4%)
50–75% 3 (6.5%)
75–100% 6 (13.0%)
Percent of time devoted to teaching (n = 46)
None 7 (15.2%)
<25% 19 (41.3%)
25–50% 13 (28.3%)
50–75% 5 (10.9%)
75–100% 2 (4.4%)
Specialty (n = 45)
Family Medicine 1 (2.2%)
Internal Medicine 10 (22.2%)
Gastroenterology 0 (0%)
Hepatology 5 (11.1%)
Infectious Disease 5 (11.1%)
OB/GYN 0 (0%)
Pediatrics 1 (2.2%)
Other 17 (37.8%)
More than one specialty: 6 (13.3%)
Internal + Hepatology 1 (2.2%)
Internal + Other 2 (4.4%)
Gastroenterology + Hepatology 1 (2.2%)
Hepatology + Infectious Disease 1 (2.2%)
Gastroenterology + Hepatology + Other 1 (2.2%)
Primary medicine practice (n = 47)
Referral government hospital 6 (13.3%)
General government hospital 30 (66.7%)
Referral private hospital 0 (0%)
General private hospital 1 (2.2%)
Referral public clinic 0 (0%)
General primary care public clinic 0 (0%)
Referral private clinic 0 (0%)
General practice private clinic 6 (13.3%)
More than one practice: 2 (4.4%)
[Referral + General government hospital + General private clinic] 1 (2.2%)
[Referral + General government hospital] 1 (2.2%)
University affiliation (n = 46)
Yes–university on campus/trainees involved 23 (50.0%)
Yes–university unattached/trainees not involved 4 (8.7%)
Not affiliated 19 (41.3%)
Size of hospital facility (n = 46)
≥500 bed hospital 4 (8.7%)
300–500 bed hospital 1 (2.2%)
100–300 bed hospital 5 (10.9%)
≤100 bed hospital 4 (8.7%)
Does not work in the hospital 32 (69.6%)
Size of physician clinic facility (n = 44)
Single physician clinic 10 (22.7%)
2–5 physician clinic 6 (13.6%)
6–10 physician clinic 4 (9.1%)
≥11 physician clinic 10 (22.7%)
Does not work in the clinic 14 (31.8%)
Area of Myanmar (n = 43)
Yangon 31 (72.1%)
Other large cities (>100,000 population) 7 (16.3%)
Small cities (<100,000 population) 3 (7.0%)
Rural 2 (4.7%)
Patients with liver disease seen per week (n = 35)
<10 26 (74.3%)
11–30 2 (5.7%)
31–50 1 (2.9%)
51–75 0 (0%)
76–100 1 (2.9%)
101–150 2 (5.7%)
>150 3 (8.6%)