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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in hospitals of Dessie, Ethiopia (n = 136)

From: Influence of pharmaceutical marketing mix strategies on physicians’ prescribing behaviors in public and private hospitals, Dessie, Ethiopia: a mixed study design

No.

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

1

Sex

Male

120

88.2

Female

16

11.8

2

Age

25–29

35

25.7

30–34

49

36

35–39

27

19.9

> = 40

25

18.4

3

Education

General practitioners

60

44.1

Specialized

76

55.9

4

Specialty

Internist

16

21.1

Surgeon

12

15.8

Gynecologist

10

13.2

Pediatrician

6

7.9

Dermatologist

3

3.9

Orthopedics

3

3.9

Resident

20

26.3

ENTs

6

7.9

5

Country of specialization

Ethiopia

74

97.3

Outside Ethiopia

2

2.7

6

Working experience

<  5 years

84

61.8

5–10 years

26

19.1

> 10 years

26

19.1

7

Working areas

Public

84

61.8

Private

18

13.2

Both

34

25