Table 3.

Number of countries providing formal training in different areas within the postgraduate training curriculum of paediatricians and GPs (either as a stand-alone or embedded in other disciplines)

Medical students:   • Communication skills: in 20 countries   • Ethics in 22 countries   • Screening of lifestyles in 21 countries   • Sexual and reproductive health in 26 countries   • Mental health in 25 countries

Paediatricians:   • Communication skills: in 21 countries   • Ethics in 29 countries   • Screening of lifestyles in 25 countries   • Sexual and reproductive health in 22 countries   • Mental health in 29 countries

General practitioners/family physicians:   • Communication skills: in 16 countries   • Ethics in 18 countries   • Screening of lifestyles in 16 countries   • Sexual and reproductive health in 17 countries   • Mental health in 23 countries