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Table 3 Mean of knowledge and practice scores towards doctor- patient communication by categorical demographic and professional data

From: Doctor-patient communication skills: a survey on knowledge and practice of Iranian family physicians

Variables

Knowledge score

Practice score

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Gender

 Men

41.21 ± 3.20

38.73 ± 3.93

 Women

41.86 ± 2.29

38.66 ± 2.89

p-value

0.020

0.835

Practice setting

 Governmental /public

41.31 ± 2.58

38.87 ± 3.47

 Private

42.37 ± 3.44

38.01 ± 3.35

p-value

0.010

0.044