Table 1 Respondents Characteristics. All respondents were government employed. Analysis was done on valid N, excluding missing and not applicable
From: Clinical ethics dilemmas in a low-income setting - a national survey among physicians in Ethiopia
Number who answered this question | ||
|---|---|---|
Women/Men (%) | 21 /79 | 563 |
Mean Age (Range) | 31 | 555 |
Age group (%) | ||
< 31 | 68 | 555 |
31–40 | 21 | |
41–50 | 9 | |
> 50 | 4 | |
Undergraduate medical training Ethiopia (%) | 94 | 551 |
Postgraduate medical training Ethiopia (%) | 94 | 278 |
Mean service year | 6 | 540 |
Years in practice (%) | ||
1–5 years | 70 | 540 |
6–10 years | 15 | |
11–20 years | 9 | |
> = 21 years | 8 | |
Professional status (%) | ||
GPs | 49 | 556 |
Specialists | 24 | |
Residents | 27 | |
Have private practice | 38 | 565 |
Average work hour/week in government | 46 (SD = 29) | 525 |
Average work hour/week in private | 20 (SD = 11) | 28 |
Average number of patients/week | 135 (10–600) (SD = 92) | 525 |
Involvement in medical academics (%) | 72 | |
Involved as: | ||
Instructor | 53 | 413 |
Resident | 36 | |
Researcher | 6 | |
Others | 6 | |
Involvement in planning and decision-making at the hospital (%) | 28 | 559 |