Table 4 Frequency of physical examination in consultations by different GPs characteristics
Characteristics of GPs | Number of consultations | Consultations with PE (percentage, %) | Consultations with no PE (percentage, %) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Institution | 0.000 | 0.994 | |||
CHC | 518 | 82 (15.8) | 436 (84.2) | ||
CHS | 164 | 26 (15.9) | 138 (84.1) | ||
Sex | 5.069 | 0.024 | |||
Male | 151 | 15 (9.9) | 136 (90.1) | ||
Female | 531 | 93 (17.5) | 438 (82.5) | ||
Education | 0.363 | 0.547 | |||
Bachelor’s degree | 628 | 101 (16.1) | 527 (83.9) | ||
Master’s degree | 54 | 7 (13.0) | 47 (87.0) | ||
Working years | 1.813 | 0.178 | |||
≤10 | 147 | 18 (12.2) | 129 (87.8) | ||
>10 | 535 | 90 (16.8) | 445 (83.2) | ||
Professional positions | 1.233 | 0.540 | |||
Junior grade title | 88 | 11 (12.5) | 77 (87.5) | ||
Intermediate grade title | 268 | 41 (15.3) | 227 (84.7) | ||
Senior grade title | 326 | 56 (17.2) | 270 (82.8) | ||
GP training | 1.055 | 0.304 | |||
With training experience | 490 | 82 (16.7) | 408 (83.3) | ||
No training experience | 192 | 26 (13.5) | 166 (86.5) | ||
Patient visits | 9.112 | 0.011 | |||
≤50 | 87 | 8 (9.2) | 79 (90.8) | ||
51-70 | 360 | 71 (19.7) | 289 (80.3) | ||
>70 | 235 | 29 (12.3) | 206 (87.7) | ||
Total | 682 | 108 (15.8) | 574 (84.2) | - | - |