Table 1.
Demographic data of all physicians requested to fill the questionnaire.
| Characteristics | Participation | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 142) | No (n = 508) | Total (n = 650) | ||
| Age (mean ± S.D) yrs | 52.11 ± 13.47 | 44.10 ± 48.03 | 46.1 ± 10.80 | 0.001* |
| Gender (N, %) | Male (104, 73.2) Female (38, 26.7) |
Male (328, 64.6) Female (180, 35.4) |
Male (432, 66.4) Female (218, 33.6) |
.111** |
| Experience (mean ± S.D) yrs | 22.11 ± 23.41 | 14.80 ± 16.52 | 22.23 ± 11.41 | .001* |
| Work place (N, %) | Governmental (60, 42.3) Private (82, 57.7) |
Governmental (496, 97.6) Private (12, 2.4) |
Governmental (556, 85.6) Private (94, 14.4) |
.001** |
| Academic relevance¶ (N, %) | Yes (84, 59.2) No (58, 40.8) |
Yes (34, 6.7) No (474, 93.3) |
Yes (118, 18.2) No (532, 81.8) |
.007** |
| Level of working (N, %) | General (54, 38) Specialist (80, 56.3) Subspecialist (8, 5.6) |
General (378, 74.4) Specialist (122, 24) Subspecialist (8, 1.6) |
General (432, 66.4) Specialist (202, 31.1) Subspecialist (16, 2.5) |
.001** |
* Mann–Whitney U test.
** Chi-square test.
¶ Work in educational centers.