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Table 1 Basic characteristics of primary doctors participated in this study (N = 1093).

From: Private doctors' practices, knowledge, and attitude to reporting of communicable diseases: a national survey in Taiwan

 

Total subjects (n = 1093)

Subjects with diagnosis experiences of reportable diseases (n = 406)

Variables

 

Subjects who did report (n = 340)

Subjects who did not report (n = 66)

p value*

Gender

   

0.16

   Male

950 (86.9)

299 (87.9)

62 (93.9)

 

   Female

143 (13.1)

41 (12.1)

4 (6.1)

 

Age

   

0.01

   = < 40

181 (16.6)

45 (13.2)

9 (13.6)

 

   41–50

409 (37.4)

117 (34.4)

36 (54.5)

 

   51–60

346 (31.7)

123 (36.2)

17 (25.8)

 

   > 60

157 (14.4)

55 (16.2)

4 (6.1)

 

Specialty

   

0.33

   General Internal Medicine

532 (48.7)

168 (49.4)

37 (56.1)

 

   Otolaryngology

184 (16.8)

35 (10.3)

7 (10.6)

 

   Pediatrics

250 (22.9)

112 (32.9)

21 (31.8)

 

   Obstetrics and Gynecology

99 (9.1)

21 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

 

   Urology

28 (2.6)

4 (1.2)

1 (1.5)

 

Years of practice

   

0.09

   < 7 years

255 (23.3)

68 (20.0)

17 (25.8)

 

   7–10 years

227 (20.8)

62 (18.2)

18 (27.3)

 

   11–15 years

223 (20.4)

78 (22.9)

15 (22.7)

 

   > 15 years

388 (35.5)

132 (38.8)

16 (24.2)

 

Years of practice at

    

   Medical center

   

0.37

0

409 (37.4)

108 (31.7)

16 (24.2)

 

< 5

458 (41.9)

141 (41.6)

31 (47.0)

 

5–10

196 (17.9)

76 (22.5)

18 (27.3)

 

> 10

30 (2.7)

15 (4.2)

1 (1.5)

 

   Regional hospital

   

0.29

0

562 (51.4)

167 (49.1)

38 (57.6)

 

< 5

358 (32.8)

109 (32.1)

19 (28.8)

 

5–10

145 (13.3)

50 (14.7)

9 (13.6)

 

> 10

28 (2.6)

14 (4.1)

0 (0.0)

 

   Local hospital

   

0.53

0

745 (68.2)

225 (66.2)

48 (72.7)

 

< 5

259 (23.7)

84 (24.7)

14 (21.2)

 

5–10

72 (6.6)

23 (6.8)

4 (6.1)

 

> 10

17 (1.6)

8 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. *x 2 test between reporting and non-reporting doctors.
  2. Data is presented as number (%).