Table 1.

Distribution of Sociodemographic and Professional Characteristics of Surgeons in the Present Study (n = 120)

Characteristic	n (%)
Age group, y
31–40	39 (32.5)
41–50	44 (36.7)
>50	37 (30.8)
Gender, men	107 (89.2)
Years in practice after specialty training
<5	24 (20.0)
5–10	32 (26.7)
10–15	17 (14.1)
>15	47 (39.2)
Region of practice
Central region	68 (56.7)
Western region	29 (24.2)
Eastern region	12 (10.0)
Other	11 (9.1)
Practice setting
Public sector	57 (47.5)
Private sector	29 (24.2)
Both	34 (28.3)
Type of plastic surgery practice
Reconstructive	98 (81.7)
Cosmetic	18 (15.0)
Both	4 (3.3)
Percentage of cosmetic practice
0–20	26 (21.7)
20–40	34 (28.3)
40–60	20 (16.7)
60–80	26 (21.7)
80–100	14 (11.7)