Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population
Characteristic | Frequency (n = 313) N, % |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 160 (51.1%) |
Female | 153 (48.9%) |
Age | |
24–34 | 112 (35.8%) |
35–44 | 157 (50.2%) |
45–54 | 32 (10.2%) |
≥55 | 12 (3.8%) |
Ethnicity | |
Sinhala | 280 (89.5%) |
Tamil | 12 (3.8%) |
Moor | 19 (6.1%) |
Other | 2 (0.6%) |
Religion | |
Buddhist | 274 (87.5%) |
Hindu | 13 (4.2%) |
Roman Catholic/Christian/Protestant | 4 (1.3%) |
Islam | 19 (6.1%) |
Other | 3 (1.0%) |
Civil Status | |
Married | 272 (86.9%) |
Single | 39 (12.5%) |
Divorced | 2 (0.6%) |
Professional Status | |
Specialist medical officers | 16 (5.1%) |
Medical Officers (Grade I) | 40 (12.8%) |
Medical Officers (Grade II) | 209 (66.8%) |
Medical Officers (Preliminary Grade) | 48 (15.3%) |
Workstation | |
General Hospital Kandy | 187 (59.7%) |
Teaching Hospital Peradeniya | 66 (21.1%) |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Specialized Children’s Hospital | 60 (19.2%) |
Years in service | |
0–4 | 90 (28.8%) |
5–9 | 125 (39.9%) |
10–14 | 47 (15.0%) |
15–20 | 27 (8.6%) |
> 20 | 24 (7.7%) |
Specialty | |
Administration | 5 (1.6%) |
Medical Units | 63 (20.1%) |
Surgical Units | 55 (17.6%) |
Paediartics | 47 (15.0%) |
Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 8 (2.6%) |
OPD | 40 (12.8%) |
Anaesthesia | 31 (9.9%) |
Psychiatry | 13 (4.2%) |
Other Units | 51 (16.3%) |
Current postgraduate straining status | |
Postgraduate trainees | 61 (19.5%) |
Non-trainees | 252 (80.5%) |