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) |