Table 1.

Demographics of responders

Private sector (n= 351)Public sector (polyclinic) (n= 76)P-valuePostgraduate family medicine qualifications (n= 148)Primary medical qualification only (n= 279)P-value
Place of practice, n (%)
  Private (solo)N/AN/A44 (29.7)67 (24.0)
  Private (group)N/AN/A61 (41.2)179 (64.2)
  PolyclinicN/AN/A43 (29.1)33 (11.8)<0.01
Number of years from medical school graduation n (%)
  ≤5 years2 (9.1)20 (90.9)32 (72.7)12 (27.3)
  6 to 15 years16 (36.4)28 (63.6)2 (9.1)20 (90.9)
  >15 years333 (92.2)28 (7.8)<0.01114 (31.6)247 (68.4)<0.01
Highest medical qualification, n (%)
  Postgraduate family medicine qualifications105 (29.9)43 (56.6)<0.01N/AN/AN/A
  Primary medical qualification onlyReferenceN/AN/AN/A