Table 2.
Sociodemographic and patient-physician relationship characteristics of participants in the DFMTU study
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender (n = 466) | |
| Male | 163 (35.0) |
| Female | 301 (64.6) |
| Transgender | 2 (0.40) |
| Age (y) (n = 466) | |
| 18-29 | 48 (10.3) |
| 30-39 | 79 (17.0) |
| 40-49 | 74 (15.9) |
| 50-59 | 108 (23.2) |
| 60-69 | 84 (18.0) |
| 70-79 | 53 (11.4) |
| 80+ | 20 (4.30) |
| Education levels (n = 466) | |
| No education | 3 (0.64) |
| Primary School | 24 (5.15) |
| High School | 134 (29.0) |
| College | 141 (30.3) |
| University | 164 (35.2) |
| Current health rating (n = 470) | |
| Excellent | 86 (18.3) |
| Good | 279 (59.4) |
| Fair | 88 (18.7) |
| Poor | 17 (3.62) |
| Has already seen a resident (n=466) | |
| Yes | 395 (84.8) |
| No | 40 (8.6) |
| Uncertain | 31 (6.7) |
| Number of years followed by the physician (n = 462) | |
| 0-2 | 35 (7.6) |
| 3-5 | 43 (9.3) |
| 6-10 | 82 (17.8) |
| 11-15 | 53 (11.5) |
| 16-20 | 54 (11.7) |
| 20 + | 195 (42.2) |
| Patient-physician relationship rating (n = 468) | |
| Excellent | 316 (67.5) |
| Good | 126 (26.9) |
| Fair | 23 (4.91) |
| Poor | 3 (0.6) |
| Frequency of visits with the physician (n = 460) | |
| Weekly | 3 (0.65) |
| Monthly | 38 (8.26) |
| Every 3 months | 106 (23.0) |
| Every 6 months | 155 (33.7) |
| Every year | 122 (26.5) |
| Less than every year | 36 (7.83) |