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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 98)

From: Tertiary hospitals physician’s knowledge and perceptions towards antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance in Cameroon

Characteristic

Distribution

Age in years, median (IQR)

31 (29–34)

Gender, n/N (%)

 

 Male

44 (45)

 Female

54 (55)

Cadre category, n/N (%)

 

 General practitioner

11 (11)

 Resident

59 (60)

 Specialist

24 (24)

 Unstated

4 (4)

Years as a medical doctor, median (IQR)

3 (2–6)

Years of residency, n/N (%)

 

 1st year resident

4/59 (7)

 2nd year resident

27/59 (46)

 3rd year resident

13/59 (22)

 4th year resident

15/59 (25)

Years as specialist, n/N (%)

 

 1–3 years

14/24 (58)

 4–6 years

7/24 (29)

 7–9 years

3/24 (13)

Cadre speciality, n/N (%)

 

 Cardiology

18/81 (22)

 Nephrology

9/81 (11)

 Obstetrics and gynaecology

7/81 (9)

 Endocrinology

6/81 (7)

 Internal medicine

6/81 (7)

 Surgery

6/81 (7)

 Paediatrics

4/81 (5)

 GIT

3/81 (4)

 Pathology

2/81 (3)

 Anaesthesia

1/81 (1)

 Ophthalmology

1/81 (1)

 ENT

1/81 (1)

 Oncology

1/81 (1)

 Neurology

1/81 (1)

 Infectious diseases

1/81 (1)

 Pulmonology

1/81 (1)

 General practitioner

10/81 (12)

 Unstated

3/81 (4)

Hospital, n/N (%)

 

 General Hospital

28 (29)

 Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital

6 (6)

 Teaching Hospital

14 (14)

 Central Hospital

40 (41)

 Unstated

10 (10)

  1. GIT gastro-intestinal tract; ENT ear nose and throat; SD standard deviation; IQR interquartile range