Table 1 Participants’ demographic details
No | ID | Ethnicity | Level of education | Number of prescribed medications | Group | ID | Years of practice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. | Patient01 Patient02 Patient03 Patient04 Patient05 Patient06 | Indian Chinese Indian Indian Chinese Indian | Pre-university Tertiary Primary Secondary Secondary Secondary | 8 5 8 9 7 6 | FGD 1 | Doctor01 Doctor02 Doctor03 Doctor04 Doctor05 Doctor06 | 13 9 10 10 9 7 |
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. | Patient07 Patient08 Patient09 Patient10 Patient11 Patient12 | Malay Indian Chinese Malay Indian Chinese | Tertiary Pre-university Pre-university Secondary Tertiary Pre-university | 9 9 5 6 6 5 | FGD 2 | Doctor07 Doctor08 Doctor09 Doctor10 Doctor11 Doctor12 | 8 9 6 7 8 10 |
13. 14. 15. 16. 17. | Patient13 Patient14 Patient15 Patient16 Patient17 | Indian Malay Chinese Indian Chinese | Secondary Pre-university Pre-university Secondary Secondary | 5 6 5 7 8 | FGD 3 | Doctor13 Doctor14 Doctor15 Doctor16 Doctor17 | 7 7 10 6 8 |
18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. | Patient18 Patient19 Patient20 Patient21 Patient22 Patient23 Patient24 | Malay Malay Malay Chinese Malay Malay Chinese | Secondary Primary Secondary Secondary Primary Pre-university Secondary | 7 8 5 6 6 5 7 | FGD 4 | Doctor18 Doctor19 Doctor20 Doctor21 Doctor22 Doctor23 | 7 7 8 8 7 9 |
|  | Median (IQR) |  |  | 6 (5–8) |  | 8 (7–9) | |