Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the respondents
|  | Qualitative study (Phase 1) (n = 68) | Case study (Phase 2) (N = 207) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Policymakers n = 4 | Health workers N = 48 | Patients N = 16 | ||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 3 (75.0) | 29 (60.4) | 9 (56.3) | 125 (60.4) |
 Female | 1 (25.0) | 19 (39.6) | 7 (43.7) | 82 (39.6) |
Age | ||||
 Mean (SD) | 40.6 (10.3) | 36.0 (6.7) | 49.9 (14.3) | 39.8 (8.5) |
Education level | ||||
 Junior College | 0 | 5 (10.4) |  |  |
 Bachelor’s degree | 4 (100.0) | 40 (83.3) |  | 179 (86.5) |
 Master’s degree and above | 0 | 3 (6.3) |  | 28 (13.5) |
Participants | ||||
 Outpatient doctor |  | 20 (41.7) |  |  |
 Emergency doctor |  | 20 (41.7) |  |  |
 Nurse |  | 8 (16.7) |  |  |
Working experiences before the ban implementation | ||||
 Both OD and ED |  |  |  | 84 (40.6) |
 Only OD |  |  |  | 94 (45.4) |
 Only ED |  |  |  | 29 (14.0) |