Table 1 Characteristics of GP participants
N | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
≤ 30 | 12 | 4.0% |
31 to 35 | 32 | 10.6% |
36 to 40 | 44 | 14.5% |
41 to 45 | 36 | 11.9% |
46 to 50 | 48 | 15.8% |
51 to 55 | 52 | 17.2% |
56 to 60 | 36 | 11.9% |
61 to 65 | 25 | 8.3% |
> 65 | 18 | 5.9% |
Gender | ||
Male | 205 | 65.7% |
Female | 99 | 31.7% |
Prefer not to say | 8 | 2.6% |
Ethnic group | ||
Chinese | 273 | 87.5% |
Malay | 5 | 1.6% |
Indian | 25 | 8.0% |
Others | 9 | 2.9% |
Practice type (multiple selection) | ||
Polyclinic (Public) | 45 | |
Private Group | 135 | |
Private Solo | 149 | |
Community Hospital (Public) | 5 | |
Freelance/Locum | 20 | |
Others | 20 | |
Roles (multiple selection) | ||
Clinical practice | 350 | |
Teaching | 72 | |
Mentoring | 56 | |
Research | 25 | |
Administration | 143 | |
Leadership | 79 | |
Others | 7 | |
Highest qualification (related to FM) | ||
MBBS/MD | 156 | 43.9% |
Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine* | 107 | 30.1% |
Master of Medicine in Family Medicine | 53 | 14.9% |
Fellowship in Family Medicine | 37 | 10.4% |
Others | 2 | .6% |
*A two-year training program in family medicine for practicing doctors | ||
Years of experience | ||
< = 5 years | 45 | 12.7% |
6 to 10 years | 55 | 15.5% |
11 to 15 years | 41 | 11.5% |
16 to 20 years | 57 | 16.1% |
21 to 25 years | 56 | 15.8% |
26 to 30 years | 52 | 14.6% |
31 to 35 years | 22 | 6.2% |
36 to 40 years | 10 | 2.8% |
41 to 45 years | 8 | 2.3% |
> 45 years | 9 | 2.5% |
Hours worked per week | ||
< 10 | 3 | .8% |
10–19 | 22 | 6.2% |
20–29 | 39 | 11.0% |
30–39 | 71 | 20.0% |
40–49 | 145 | 40.8% |
≥ 50 | 75 | 21.1% |