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Table 3 Number and percentage of participants selecting the highest ranking value per CPD announcement method

From: Self-reported preferences and barriers to continued professional development in primary care physicians: a cross-sectional web-based survey in Qatar

Announcement Method

Total

N = 281

Private

N = 152

Public

N = 129

p-value

Email

148 (52.7)

77 (51.0)

71 (55.0)

0.464

Facebook

17 (6.1)

10 (6.6)

7 (5.4)

0.676

Newspaper

9 (3.2)

6 (4.0)

3 (2.3)

0.436

Phone call

16 (5.7)

14 (9.3)

2 (1.6)

0.006*

Text message

28 (10.0)

17 (11.3)

11 (8.5)

0.448

Twitter

22 (7.9)

10 (6.6)

12 (9.3)

0.406

Employer

11 (3.9)

6 (4.0)

5 (3.9)

0.967

DHP‡

20 (7.1)

8 (5.3)

12 (9.3)

0.195

  1. *p-value < 0.05 significant differences between the two groups. †Department of Healthcare Professions.