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Table 1 Interview lengths, demographic characteristics and levels of experience for general and specialist doctors

From: Ethical challenges faced by French military doctors deployed in the Sahel (Operation Barkhane): a qualitative study

Interview length mean [range]

 

GP n = 10

SP n = 10

All n = 20

55.7 [43–59] min

48.7 [40–55] min

51.7 [40–59] min

Sex

F

6

1

7 (35)

M

4

9

13 (65)

Age years

 < 30

1

0

1 (5)

31–35

6

6

12 (60)

36–40

2

1

3 (15)

41–45

1

3

4 (20)

Number of Barkhane missions

1

5

3

8 (40)

2

3

2

5 (25)

3 or more

2

5

7 (35)

Number of non-Barkhane missions

0

1

1

2 (10)

1

2

2

4 (20)

2

3

4

7 (35)

3 or more

4

3

7 (35)

Medical experience years

1–5

3

2

5 (25)

6–10

4

4

8 (40)

11 or more

3

4

7 (35)

Year of last deployment

2016

3

0

3 (15)

2017

3

0

3 (15)

2018

0

4

4 (20)

2019

4

6

10 (50)

Location of last deployment

Barkhane East*

0

2

2 (10)

Barkhane West**

10

8

18 (90)

  1. Data are presented as mean [range] or number (percentage). GP general practitioner, SP specialist doctor 
  2. * Eastern theater (Chad) ** Western theater (Mali)