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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of village doctors working in border areas of Puer, Yunnan (N = 154)

From: Revisiting current “barefoot doctors” in border areas of China: system of services, financial issue and clinical practice prior to introducing integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI)

 

n

%

Gender

  

 Male

86

55.8

 Female

68

44.2

Age (years)

  

 20-30

53

34.4

 31-40

63

40.9

 41-50

35

22.7

 51-55

3

1.9

 Median (IQR)*

34.5

(27,40)

Ethnicity

  

 Wa

69

44.8

 Hani

28

18.2

 Lahu

21

13.6

 Yi

13

8.4

 Han

12

7.8

 Dai

11

7.1

 Lisu

0

0

 Bulang

0

0

Education background

  

 Junior college (3 years after high school)

3

1.9

 Medical health school (3 years after secondary school)

54

35.1

 Secondary technical school (2 years after secondary school)

7

4.5

 High school (11 years)

18

11.7

 Secondary school (8 years)

66

42.9

 Primary school (5 years)

6

3.9

Employment duration (years)

  

 Median (IQR) *

9.8

(5, 15)

  1. * IQR: Inter quartile range.