Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents and their institutions (N = 174)

Respondents

Sex

Male

166

95.4

Age (years)

< 45

13

7.5

45 – 64

116

66.7

> 64

45

25.8

Length of medical experience (years)

< 20

21

12.1

20 – 40

122

70.1

> 40

31

17.8

Had read the government guidelines

Yes

134

77.0

Subjective evaluation of preparedness

Good or fair

95

54.6

Institutions

Institutional setting

Clinic

149

85.6

Hospital

25

14.4

Accepted patients with A(H1N1)pdm

Yes

164

94.3