Table 8.

Attitudes about training among village doctors of different qualifications (%)

Item	Certified (assistant) physicians (n = 105) (%)	Rural doctors (n = 575) (%)
Have participated in the training*
Yes	52.94	55.35
No	47.06	44.65
The training is essential for the exam.*	95.24	86.96
The government should be mainly responsible for the expenses of the training.*	73.33	66.09
Willing to participate in the training in the future	–	89.91
Maximum out-of-pocket payment for the training (yuan)	–	–
0–499	–	45.21
500–999	–	26.09
1000–1999	–	25.57
2000–5000	–	3.13

*Chi square test, two-tailed, P > 0.05