Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 2143)

Age (years)

< 35

546

25.5

mean 41.76±8.9

35 – 50

762

35.6

median 41.0, IQR 34,49

>50

835

39

Sex

Male

940

43.9

Female

1203

56.1

Health profession

Physician

866

40.4

Nurse

889

41.5

Dentist

250

11.7

Physiotherapist

117

5.5

Occupational therapist

21

1.0

Work place

Governmental

912

42.6

Private

1203

56.1

Others (NGO)

28

1.3

Qualification

Under graduate

721

33.6

Post-graduate

1417

66.1

Super-specialty

05

0.2

Region of practice

Konkan

351

16.4

Marathwada

412

19.2

Nashik

415

19.4

Pune

543

25.3

Vidarbha

422

19.7

Work experience (years)

< 5

279

13

mean 15.67±7.26

5 –10

209

9.8

11 – 15

394

18.4

16 – 20

629

29.4

>20

632

29.5