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) |