Table 1.
Characteristics of the Sample.
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 97 (35.53) |
| Female | 176 (64.46) |
| Age Mean (SD) | 31.1 (2.82) |
| Time (years) since the student graduated | 6.2 (2.31) |
| Sector of practice medicine | |
| Public | 200 (73.26) |
| Private | 54 (19.78) |
| Public and private | 19 (6.95) |
| Geographic region | |
| Coastal region | 136 (49.81) |
| Mountainous region | 137 (50.18) |
| Program period | |
| First half | 132 (48.35) |
| Second half | 141 (51.64) |
| Level of medical practice | |
| First level | 186 (68.13) |
| Second level | 63 (23.07) |
| Third level | 24 (8.79) |
| Medical consultations per day | |
| 1-5 patients/day | 8 (2.93) |
| 6-10 patients/day | 57 (20.87) |
| 10-15 patients/day | 84 (30.76) |
| >15 patients/day | 124 (45.42) |
| URTI cases per day | |
| 1-5 cases | 249 (91.20) |
| 6-10 cases | 20 (7.32) |
| 10-15 cases | 2 (0.73) |
| >15 cases | 2 (0.73) |
| Attention time per patient | |
| ≤15 minutes | 18 (6.59) |
| 15-30 minutes | 251 (91.94) |
| >30 minutes | 4 (1.46) |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.