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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample

From: Prepared and highly committed despite the risk of COVID-19 infection: a cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians’ concerns and coping strategies in Singapore

Characteristic

PCPs (N = 158)

Gender, Male – no. (%)

83 (52.5)

Age – no. (%)

 20–29 years

10 (6.3)

 30–39 years

63 (39.9)

 40–49 years

45 (28.5)

 50 years and above

40 (25.3)

Ethnicity – no. (%)

 Chinese

127 (80.4)

 Malay

3 (1.9)

 Indian

19 (12.0)

 Other

9 (5.7)

Marital status – no. (%)

 Single

21 (13.3)

 Married

133 (84.2)

 Divorced

4 (2.5)

Living with – no. (%)

 Family

145 (91.8)

 Alone

9 (5.7)

 Others (e.g. roommate)

4 (2.5)

Type of medical practice – no. (%)

 General practitioner

78 (49.4)

 In a Public Health Preparedness Clinic – no. (%)

65 (83.3)a

 Family medicine clinic

11 (7.0)

 Polyclinic

53 (33.5)

 Restructured hospital

8 (5.1)

 Others (e.g. locum)

8 (5.1)

Years of medical experience – no. (%)

 1–5 years

23 (14.6)

 6–10 years

38 (24.1)

 11–15 years

23 (14.6)

 16–20 years

26 (16.5)

 More than 20 years

48 (30.4)

Highest medical qualification – no. (%)

 Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

50 (31.6)

 Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine

55 (34.8)

 Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)

17 (10.8)

 Member of the College of Family Physicians

11 (7.0)

 Fellow of the College of Family Physicians

14 (8.9)

 Others

11 (7.0)

  1. Note: “PCPs” refer to primary care providers
  2. aProportion calculated using general practitioners (n = 78) as denominator