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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Evaluating the quality of informed consent and contemporary clinical practices by medical doctors in South Africa: An empirical study

Doctor characteristics

 

Valid percent (%)

AGE

  

Median

30 years

 

Range

22-77 years

 

Gender

  

Male

78

49.1

Female

81

50.9

Missing data

9

-

Occupational Ranks

  

Interns

47

28

Registrars

44

26.2

Medical Officers (MO)

26

15.5

Consultant/Specialists

51

30.4

Total

168

100

Clinical disciplines/ sub-disciplines

  

Paediatrics

42

25

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

18

10.7

Internal Medicine

23

13.7

General Surgery

13

7.7

Urology

11

6.5

General Practice (GP)

11

6.5

Orthopaedic s

8

4.8

Dermatology

5

3

Radiology

5

3

Anaesthetics

4

2.4

Cardiology

2

1.2

Gastroenterology

2

1.2

HIV Medicine

1

0.6

Emergency Medicine

1

0.6

Maxillofacial Surgery

1

0.6

Neurology

1

0.6

Neonatology

1

0.6

Oncology

1

0.6

Medical management

1

0.6

Practice location

  

Public

166

99.4

Private

1

0.6

Missing data

1

-