Table 1.
Socio demographic and work-related characteristics of the postgraduate doctors (N = 245)
| Socio-demographic Characteristics | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Agea (N = 240) | ||
| < 30 years | 73 | 30.4 |
| 31–35 years | 140 | 58.3 |
| 36–40 years | 27 | 11.3 |
| > 40 years | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 157 | 64.1 |
| Female | 88 | 35.9 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Sinhala | 192 | 78.4 |
| Tamil | 42 | 17.1 |
| Muslim | 11 | 4.5 |
| Burgher | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other | 0 | 0.0 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Married | 196 | 80.0 |
| Single | 49 | 20.0 |
| Monthly income | ||
| < Rs. 90,000 | 28 | 11.4 |
| Rs. 90,000 - 120,000 | 118 | 48.2 |
| Rs. 121,000 – 150,000 | 89 | 36.3 |
| Rs. 151,000 – 200,000 | 8 | 3.3 |
| > Rs. 200,000 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Specialty | ||
| Medicine | 80 | 32.8 |
| Surgery | 40 | 16.3 |
| Paediatrics | 25 | 10.2 |
| Gynaecology & Obstetrics | 18 | 7.3 |
| Emergency Medicine | 20 | 8.2 |
| Orthopaedics | 4 | 1.6 |
| Psychiatry | 17 | 6.9 |
| Anaesthesia | 41 | 16.7 |
| Year of training | ||
| 1st year | 67 | 27.4 |
| 2nd year | 100 | 40.8 |
| 3rd year | 78 | 31.8 |
aMissing values - 5