Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Sample (N = 436)
| Characteristics | % (n) or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age | 34.7 (6.7) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 47.2 (206) |
| Female | 52.8 (230) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Malay | 41.3 (180) |
| Chinese | 37.8 (165) |
| Indian | 14.2 (62) |
| Other | 6.7 (29) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 45.0 (196) |
| Buddhist | 21.3 (93) |
| Christian | 16.3 (71) |
| Hindu | 11.5 (50) |
| Other | 5.9 (26) |
| Country of medical training | |
| Malaysia | 62.6 (273) |
| Other | 37.4 (163) |
| Clinical status | |
| House officer | 0.7 (3) |
| Medical officer | 37.4 (163) |
| Registrar | 17.9 (78) |
| Specialist | 28.4 (124) |
| Consultant | 14.7 (64) |
| Other | 0.9 (4) |
| Area of specialization | |
| Internal medicine | 25.2 (110) |
| Primary care medicine | 11.9 (52) |
| Surgery | 9.9 (43) |
| Emergency medicine | 7.8 (34) |
| Radiology | 7.3 (32) |
| Psychiatry | 6.7 (29) |
| Anesthesiology | 5.5 (24) |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 5.0 (22) |
| Orthopedics | 4.6 (20) |
| Rehab medicine | 4.6 (20) |
| Ophthalmology | 3.4 (15) |
| Ear nose and throat | 3.0 (13) |
| Pathology | 2.1 (9) |
| Sport medicine | 2.1 (9) |
| Oncology | 0.9 (4) |
| Surgical specialty | |
| Nonsurgical based | 89.4 (390) |
| Surgical based | 10.6 (46) |