Table 1.
Socio-demographics, health service characteristics, and exposure to palliative service.
| Mean | (SD) | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | ||||
| Age | 33.41 | 5.48 | ||
| 21–30 | 78 | 32.4 | ||
| 31–40 | 139 | 57.7 | ||
| 41–50 | 22 | 9.1 | ||
| >50 | 2 | 0.8 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 64 | 26.6 | ||
| Female | 177 | 73.4 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Muslim | 234 | 97.1 | ||
| Buddhist | 7 | 2.9 | ||
| Health service | ||||
| Profession | ||||
| Family Physician | 17 | 7.1 | ||
| Medical Officer | 224 | 92.9 | ||
| Duration of service, years | 7.65 | 5.48 | ||
| <1 | 13 | 5.5 | ||
| 1–4 | 61 | 26.0 | ||
| 5–10 | 118 | 50.2 | ||
| 11–15 | 20 | 8.5 | ||
| 16–20 | 11 | 4.7 | ||
| >20 | 12 | 5.1 | ||
| Attendance in palliative seminars | ||||
| Yes | 30 | 12.6 | ||
| No | 209 | 87.4 | ||
| Exposure to palliative unit/hospice | ||||
| Yes | 74 | 30.8 | ||
| No | 166 | 69.2 | ||
| Number of palliative cases seen since service | 14.83 | 20.16 | ||
| None | 115 | 47.7 | ||
| 1–10 | 87 | 36.1 | ||
| 11–50 | 35 | 14.5 | ||
| 51–100 | 4 | 1.7 | ||
| >100 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Number of palliative cases seen past one year | 4.05 | 4.60 | ||
| None | 166 | 68.9 | ||
| 1–10 | 70 | 29.0 | ||
| 10–50 | 5 | 2.1 | ||
| >50 | 0 | 0 |