TABLE 1.
Characteristics | Frequency |
|
---|---|---|
n | % | |
Age (years) | ||
25–34 | 16 | 30.5 |
35–44 | 21 | 40.7 |
45–54 | 15 | 17.0 |
55 and above | 7 | 11.9 |
Gender | ||
Male | 37 | 63.0 |
Female | 22 | 37.0 |
Years of experience | ||
2 years or less | 3 | 5.2 |
3–5 years | 17 | 29.3 |
6–10 years | 10 | 17.2 |
Above 10 years | 28 | 48.3 |
Discipline in which most time is spent | ||
Casualty | 17 | 28.8 |
OPD/General practice/Family medicine | 17 | 28.8 |
Medicine | 8 | 13.6 |
Maternity | 8 | 13.6 |
Surgery | 3 | 15.1 |
HIV clinic | 3 | 15.1 |
Psychiatry | 1 | 1.7 |
Anaesthesia | 1 | 1.7 |
ENT | 1 | 1.7 |
Place of undergraduate training | ||
South Africa | 29 | 49.0 |
Outside South Africa | 30 | 51.0 |
Postgraduate family medicine training (part-time) | ||
No | 49 | 83.1 |
Yes | 10 | 17.0 |
Current family medicine training (full-time) | ||
No | 54 | 91.5 |
Yes | 5 | 8.5 |
Current hospital | ||
Hospital A | 15 | 25.4 |
Hospital B | 24 | 40.7 |
Hospital C | 20 | 33.9 |
n = 59.
OPD, outpatient department; HIV, human immunodeficiency viruses; ENT, ear, nose and throat.