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Table 2 Overview of demographic characteristics and experiences of the partcipants

From: Family medicine model in Turkey: a qualitative assessment from the perspectives of primary care workers

Characteristics

Family physician

Community health center physician

Family health worker

Community health center midwife/nurse

Sex

Female

18

7

40

11

Male

33

15

4

-

Age

≤ 29 years

4

2

22

2

30-39 years

12

2

18

8

40-49 years

28

10

4

1

≥ 50 years

7

8

-

-

Statistical region (Level 1)

Istanbul

7

4

2

-

West Marmara

1

2

1

3

Aegean

16

10

11

-

East Marmara

3

1

5

2

West Anatolia

6

1

3

1

Mediterranean

3

-

7

3

Central Anatolia

1

-

1

-

West Black Sea

1

1

3

-

East Black Sea

2

1

3

1

Northeast Anatolia

2

-

1

-

Central Anatolia

4

-

2

1

Southeast Anatolia

5

2

5

-

Years in profession

< 5 years

3

2

10

1

5-14 years

8

2

18

4

≥ 15 years

39

18

16

6

Experince in family physician model

≤ 3 years

38

-

36

-

> 3 years

13

-

4

-

Experience in health centre model

Yes

41

20

31

10

No

10

2

13

1

Presence of any PhD degree or specialty

No

40

20

44

11

Family medicine

9

-

-

-

Public health

2

2

-

-

Total

 

51

22

44

11