Table 1.
Sociodemographic and professional practice characteristics of study participants (n = 77).
| Variables | |
|---|---|
| Age, Mean ± SD | 41.3 ± 13.3 |
| Gender n (%) | 63 (81.8) 14 (18.2) |
| Females | |
| Males | |
| Type of practice/ specialization, n (%) | |
| Family physician | 48 (62.3) 16 (20.8) 7 (9.1) 6 (7.8) |
| Obstetrician-Gynecologist (OB-GYN) | |
| Medical Resident | |
| Medical Student | |
| Place of employment, n (%) | |
| Hospital | 25 (32.5) 13 (16.9) 21 (27.3) |
| Private practice (PP) | |
| Family Health Team (FHT) or Family Health Organization (FHO) | |
| Mixed Hospital & PP Hospital & FHT/FHO PP & FHT/FHO |
18 (23.4) 11 (14.3) 4 (5.2)4 (5.2) |
| Number of years in professional practice, n (%) | |
| Still in training | 18 (23.4) 17 (22.1) 16 (20.8) 8 (10.4) 18 (23.4) |
| <5 years | |
| 5–15 years | |
| 16–25 years | |
| >25 years | |
| Average number of nonpregnant, childbearing-aged women seen per week, n (%) | |
| 0–15 | 35 (45.5) 28 (36.4) 9 (11.7) 5 (6.5) |
| 16–30 | |
| 31–50 | |
| > 50 | |
| Average number of pregnant women seen per week, n (%) | |
| 0–15 | 51 (66.2) 14 (18.2) 9 (11.7) 3 (3.9) |
| 16–30 | |
| 31–50 | |
| > 50 |
Data presented are means ± SD or frequencies as appropriate. *2 missing age values