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Table 1 Distribution of primary health care physicians according to their general characteristics

From: Knowledge, attitudes and practice of primary health care physicians towards hepatitis B virus in Al-Jouf province, Saudi Arabia

Characteristics

Primary health care physicians ( N = 159)

No

%

Gender:

  

 ■ Male

128

80.5

 ■ Female

31

19.5

Type of job

  

 ■ Governmental

129

81.1

 ■ Private

30

18.9

Age

  

 ■ < 30 years

10

6.3

 ■ 30-40 years

82

51.6

 ■ 41-50 years

38

23.9

 ■ 51-60 years

29

18.2

Post-graduate Qualifications:

  

 ■ MBBS

96

60.4

 ■ Diploma

23

14.5

 ■ Master Degree

29

18.2

 ■ Board or PhD

11

6.9

Years in practice:

  

 ■ ≤ 5 years

17

10.7

 ■ >5-10 years

65

40.9

 ■ >10-20 years

53

33.3

 ■ >20-30 years

21

13.2

 ■ >30 years

3

1.9

Nationalities:

  

 ■ Saudi

9

5.7

 ■ Egyptians

65

40.9

 ■ Sudanese

24

15.1

 ■ Syrian

24

15.1

 ■ Jordanian

4

2.5

 ■ Indian

8

5.0

 ■ Pakistani

8

5.0

 ■ Bangladeshi

9

5.7

 ■ Other nationalities

8

5.0