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Table 1 Baseline profile of the doctors who participated in the study (n = 276)

From: The intention to disclose medical errors among doctors in a referral hospital in North Malaysia

Variables

n (%; 95% CI)

Age (in years)*

33 (32.42–34.21)

Sex

 Women

129 (46.7; 40.9–52.7)

 Men

147 (53.3; 47.3–59.1)

Ethnicity

 Malay

85 (30.8; 25.6–35.5)

 Chinese

93 (33.7; 28.3–39.5)

 Indian

98 (35.5; 30.1–41.4)

Job Description

 Specialists (inc. consultants)

75 (27.2; 22.2–32.8)

 Medical Officers

201 (72.8; 67.2–77.8)

 Medical based

95 (34.4; 29.0–40.3)

 Surgical based

181 (65.6; 59.7–71.0)

 Surgical MO

70 (34.8; 28.5–41.7)

 Medical MO

131 (65.2; 58.3–71.5)

 Surgical Specialist

25 (33.3; 23.5–44.8)

 Medical Specialist

50 (66.7; 55.2–76.5)

Median Monthly Income (RM)**

5,000

Income categorical

  ≥ RM 5,000

135 (48.9; 43.0–54.8)

  < RM 5,000

141 (51.1; 45.2–57.0)

Place of graduate

 Outside Malaysia

132 (47.8; 42.0–53.8)

 Within Malaysia

144 (52.2; 46.2–58.0)

Employment status

 Permanent

272 (98.5; 96.2–99.5)

 Contracted

4 (1.5; 0.5–3.8)

Experience of working in countries

 Outside of Malaysia

23 (8.3; 5.6–12.3)

 Within Malaysia

253 (91.7; 87.7–94.4)

Years of service in MOH*

7.99 (7.16–8.82)

  1. *Mean (95% Confidence Interval), ** Median