Table 1. Baseline characteristics.
| Variables | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group (years) | ≤30 31-35 ≥36 |
217 (34.6) 209 (33.3) 201 (32.1) |
| Gender | Female Male |
395 (63.0) 232 (37.0) |
| Service group (years) | <5 5-10 >10 |
210 (33.5) 241 (38.4) 176 (28.1) |
| Professions | Others§ General practitioner (GP) House officer (HO) Medical officer (MO) Specialist |
40 (6.4) 57 (9.1) 20 (3.2) 411 (65.6) 99 (15.8) |
| Medical officers based on department | Medical based dept.¥ Surgical based dept. Primary care |
263 (64.0) 27 (6.6) 121 (29.4) |
| Specialists based on department | Medical based dept.¥ Surgical based dept. Primary care |
68 (68.7) 15 (15.2) 16 (16.2) |
| Work setting | Primary care clinic Hospital |
208 (33.2) 419 (66.8) |
| Types of primary care clinics | Government health clinic Private clinic |
138 (66.3) 70 (33.7) |
| Types of hospitals | Private hosp. General hosp. District hosp. University hosp. |
39 (9.3) 202 (48.2) 134 (32.0) 44 (10.5) |
| Work sector | Private Government |
109 (17.4) 518 (82.6) |
| Seeing stroke patients in daily practice | No Yes |
139 (22.2) 488 (77.8) |
| Workplace with specialists | No Yes |
122 (32.1) 505 (80.5) |
Notes:
§
Others: medical assistants, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals
¥
Medical based department was mostly involved the General Medicine and Emergency department.