Table 1 Characteristics of 511 interviewed physicians by sector, India, 2008
From: Prescription practices and availability of artemisinin monotherapy in India: where do we stand?
| Â | Public | Private | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % |
State | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Assam | 75 | 24.6 | 33 | 16.0 | 108 | 21.1 |
Goa | 46 | 15.1 | 20 | 9.7 | 66 | 12.9 |
Gujarat | 47 | 15.4 | 45 | 21.8 | 92 | 18.0 |
Delhi | 44 | 14.4 | 28 | 13.6 | 72 | 14.1 |
Jharkhand | 55 | 18.0 | 50 | 24.3 | 105 | 20.6 |
Orissa | 38 | 12.5 | 30 | 14.6 | 68 | 13.3 |
Facility type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
District hospital/nursing home | 176 | 58.1 | 124 | 60.5 | 300 | 58.8 |
PHC, subcentre/clinic | 101 | 33.3 | 46 | 22.4 | 147 | 28.8 |
Other | 28 | 9.2 | 35 | 17.1 | 63 | 12.4 |
Experience (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 2 | 39 | 12.9 | 11 | 5.4 | 50 | 9.8 |
2-10 | 94 | 31.0 | 56 | 27.3 | 150 | 29.5 |
10-20 | 94 | 31.0 | 66 | 32.2 | 160 | 31.5 |
> 20 | 76 | 25.1 | 72 | 35.1 | 148 | 29.1 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
MBBS | 131 | 43.0 | 74 | 35.9 | 205 | 40.1 |
Post-graduate | 149 | 48.9 | 81 | 39.3 | 230 | 45.0 |
Non-allopathic | 25 | 8.2 | 51 | 24.8 | 76 | 14.9 |