Study on the determinants of health professionals’ performance on diabetes management care in China

BMC Primary Care

Table 1 General status of the health professionals

Item	n	percentage
Sex
Male	251	43.58
Female	325	56.42
Age
<= 35 years	249	43.23
36–40 years	124	21.53
41–45 years	93	16.15
> 45 years	110	19.10
Training specialty
Western medicine	320	55.56
Traditional Chinese Medicine	89	15.45
Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine	43	7.47
Preventive medicine	72	12.50
Others	52	9.02
Degree
Master’s degree or above	52	9.03
Bachelor’s degree	389	67.53
Associate’s degree or below	135	23.44
Qualification
Practicing physician	393	68.23
Assistant practicing physician	88	15.28
Practicing physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine	92	15.97
Assistant practicing physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine	3	0.52
Professional title
Vice-senior and above	66	11.46
Intermediate	250	43.40
Beginner	250	43.40
Others	10	1.74
Employment mode
Formally employed	444	77.08
Others	132	22.92
Years of work experience
< 10 years	224	38.89
10–20 years	214	37.15
> 20 years	138	23.96
If provided contract services in the last year
Yes	434	75.35
No	142	24.65

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