Table 3 Overall demographic features, interests, and experience of general practitioners in the dermatology field in our study based on the prescription of Isotretinoin in their practice
Variables | Total; N = 308 | Isotretinoin prescription | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No;n = 223 | Yes; n = 85 | ||||
Age (year); mean ± standard deviation | 31.81 ± 8.81 | 30.75 ± 8.02 | 34.56 ± 10.14 | 0.002 | |
Gender; n (%) | Male | 145 (47.1) | 107 (73.8) | 38 )26.2) | 0.607 |
Female | 163 (52.9) | 116 (71.2) | 47 (28.8) | ||
Interest in the field of dermatology; n (%) | No | 153 (49.7) | 119 (77.8) | 34 (22.2) | 0.036 |
Yes | 155 (50.3) | 104 (67.1) | 51 (32.9) | ||
Being a member of dermatology associations; n (%) | No | 298 (96.8) | 218 (73.2) | 80 (26.8) | 0.146 |
Yes | 10 (3.2) | 5 (50) | 5 (50) | ||
Participation in dermatology courses; n (%) | No | 261 (84.7) | 202 (77.4) | 59 (22.6) | < 0.001 |
Yes | 47 (15.3) | 21 (44.7) | 26 (55.3) | ||
Work experience under dermatologist supervision; n (%) | No | 277 (89.9) | 208 (75.1) | 69 (24.9) | 0.002 |
Yes | 31 (10.1) | 15 (48.4) | 16 (51.6) | ||