Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the health care professionals (n = 335)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 105 (31.3) |
Female | 230 (68.7) |
Age (years) | |
20–29 | 135 (40.3) |
30–39 | 104 (31.1) |
40–49 | 52 (15.5) |
50–59 | 34 (10.1) |
≥ 60 | 10 (3.0) |
Education | |
Senior high school/secondary school | 9 (2.7) |
College | 31 (9.3) |
Undergraduate | 118 (35.2) |
Masters and above | 177 (52.8) |
Department | |
Internal medicine | 120 (35.8) |
Surgery | 19 (5.7) |
Obstetrics and gynaecology | 13 (3.9) |
Paediatrics | 13 (3.9) |
Chinese medicine | 77 (23.0) |
Other departments | 93 (27.8) |
Position | |
Practising physician (clinical) | 66 (19.7) |
Practising physician (TCM) | 168 (50.1) |
Practising physician (public health) | 4 (1.2) |
Occupational assistant physician | 1 (0.3) |
Nurse | 60 (17.9) |
Medical technician | 27 (8.1) |
Pharmacy staff | 9 (2.7) |
Title | |
Chief physician | 20 (6.0) |
Deputy chief physician | 47 (14.0) |
Intermediate | 107 (31.9) |
Primary and below | 161 (48.1) |
Work experience | |
≤ 1 year | 65 (19.4) |
2–5 years | 82 (24.5) |
6–10 years | 69 (20.6) |
11–15 years | 41 (12.2) |
> 15 years | 78 (23.3) |