Table 1 Study area and background characteristics of interviewees
| Interviewees | Study area - Orissa, India | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural districts | Urban districts | |||||||
| Malkangiri | Koraput | Cuttack | Khurda | |||||
|
Registered allopathic doctors (M)
Sex (female (f) or male (m)) Age (experience) in years Qualification |
1 f 31 (3) MD |
2 m 29 (3) MBBS |
3 f 27 (2) MBBS |
4 m 47 (21) MS |
5 m 65 (41) MD |
6 m 72 (40) MS |
7 m 53 (28) MS |
8 m 51 (28) MD |
|
Veterinarians (V)
Sex (female (f) or male (m)) Age (experience) in years Qualification |
1 m 54 (30) MVSc |
2 m 30 (5) BVSc |
3 m 71 (37) BVSc |
4 m 50 (27) MVSc |
5 m 50 (30) MVSc |
6 m 38 (10) MVSc |
7 m 55 (32) MVSc |
8 m 48 (25) BVSc |
|
Drug dispensers (D)
Sex (female (f) or male (m)) Age (experience) in years Qualification |
1 m 34 (8) B.Pharm. |
2 m 29 (4) Dip.Pharm |
3 m 50 (34) B.Pharm. |
4 m 39 (12) Dip.Pharm |
5 m 44 (17) B.Pharm. |
6 m 27 (5) B.Pharm. |
7 m 34 (10) Dip.Pharm |
8 m 35 (7) B.Pharm. |