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Baseline characteristic of surveyed hospitals
| N (%) | |
|---|---|
| Hospital grading | |
| Tertiary referral hospitals | 399 (85.4) |
| Non-Tertiary referral hospitals | 68 (14.6) |
| Hospital ownership | |
| College-affiliated hospitals | 400 (86.4) |
| Non-college-affiliated hospitals | 63 (13.6) |
| Endoscopic unit scale | |
| ≥ 2000 m2 | 54 (12.0) |
| 2000–1000 m2 | 82 (18.2) |
| < 1000 m2 | 315 (69.8) |
| No. of endoscopic unit personnel | |
| Doctor | 5044 (53.4) |
| Nurse | 4397 (46.6) |
