Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the physicians and nurses interviewed
Variables | All | Physicians | Nurses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | N | % | N | % | N | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 29.5 | 156 | 56.6 | 103 | 15.3 | 53 |
Female | 70.5 | 373 | 43.4 | 79 | 84.7 | 294 |
Age (years) | ||||||
≤30 | 44.1 | 233 | 26.9 | 49 | 53.2 | 184 |
31 to 40 | 31.1 | 164 | 31.9 | 58 | 30.6 | 106 |
>40 | 24.8 | 131 | 41.2 | 75 | 16.2 | 56 |
Skin color | ||||||
White | 63.9 | 338 | 67.6 | 123 | 62.0 | 215 |
Others | 36.1 | 191 | 32.4 | 59 | 38.0 | 132 |
Specialization degree in Public or Family Health | ||||||
Yes | 10.8 | 57 | 9.3 | 17 | 11.5 | 40 |
No | 89.2 | 447 | 90.7 | 165 | 88.5 | 307 |
Time since the last academic degree (years) | ||||||
<5 | 68.3 | 359 | 50.8 | 92 | 77.4 | 267 |
5 to 10 | 15.4 | 81 | 14.4 | 26 | 15.9 | 55 |
>10 | 16.3 | 86 | 34.8 | 63 | 6.7 | 23 |
Working hours per week | ||||||
<40 | 30.6 | 161 | 45.6 | 82 | 22.8 | 79 |
≥40 | 69.4 | 365 | 54.4 | 98 | 77.2 | 267 |
Working time at the health care unit (years) | ||||||
≤1 | 37.9 | 198 | 49.7 | 90 | 31.7 | 108 |
2 to 5 | 43.9 | 229 | 32.0 | 58 | 50.1 | 171 |
>5 | 18.2 | 95 | 18.3 | 33 | 18.2 | 62 |
Patients attending per week | ||||||
≤80 | 54.0 | 271 | 29.2 | 52 | 67.6 | 219 |
80 to 160 | 33.7 | 169 | 50.0 | 89 | 24.7 | 80 |
>160 | 12.3 | 62 | 20.8 | 37 | 7.7 | 25 |
Total | 100 | 529 | 100 | 182 | 100 | 347 |