Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents
From: Physicians’ perceived barriers to management of sexually transmitted infections in Vietnam
Respondents’ characteristics | Total N (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Females | 310 (68.7) |
Males | 141 (31.3) |
Age group (in years) | |
<40 | 134 (29.7) |
40-50 | 256 (56.8) |
51-60 | 61 (13.5) |
Medical degree | |
D&V doctor | 47 (10.4) |
Ob/Gyn doctor | 33 (7.3) |
General practitioner | 110 (24.4) |
Assistant doctor | 261 (57.9) |
In-service training in STIs | |
No | 157 (34.8) |
Yes | 294 (65.2) |
In-service patient communication training | |
No | 204 (45.2) |
Yes | 247 (54.8) |
Duration of medical practice (in years) | |
≤10 | 119 (26.4) |
11-20 | 155 (34.4) |
>20 | 177 (39.2) |
Average weekly client volume | |
≤15 | 210 (46.6) |
16-30 | 112 (24.8) |
> 30 | 129 (28.6) |
STI diagnoses in the month prior to the survey | |
No | 137 (30.4) |
Yes | 314 (69.6) |
Place of main practice | |
Provincial facilities | 149 (33) |
District facilities | 91 (20.2) |
Communal health station | 211 (46.8) |