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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Feasibility of implementing formal long-distance mentorship for public health physicians: a case study of Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria

Variable

Frequency n = 134

Proportion %

Age category

  ≤ 35

36

26.9

 36–40

31

23.1

 41–45

28

20.9

  ≥ 46

39

29.1

Mean age

42 years (±8.8)

Sex

 Male

68

50.7

 Female

66

49.3

The best description of the respondents position

 Registrar

48

35.8

 Senior registrar

30

22.4

 Professor /Consultant /Lecturer

44

32.9

 MPH students

12

9.0

Years in practice category

  ≤ 5

65

48.5

 6–10

36

26.9

 11 & more

33

24.6