Table 1 Description of respondents and their practices
From: The Environment and Children’s Health Care in Northwest China
Characteristic | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 33.6 ± 8.0 | |
Years in practice (mean ± SD) | 7.4 ± 7.1 | |
Percent public assistance (mean ± SD) | 52.7 ± 30.5 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 410 | 59.0 |
Female | 285 | 41.0 |
Practice type | ||
Primary care | 253 | 36.4 |
Urgent care/Emergency | 43 | 6.2 |
Other (specialty) | 399 | 57.4 |
Practice setting | ||
Public/community clinic | 669 | 96.5 |
Private | 5 | 0.7 |
Teaching | 2 | 0.3 |
Research | 1 | 0.1 |
Other (Specialty) | 16 | 2.3 |
Province | ||
Gansu | 268 | 38.6 |
Shaanxi | 149 | 21.4 |
Xinjiang | 58 | 8.4 |
Qinghai | 102 | 14.7 |
Ningxia | 118 | 17.0 |
Previous training in environmental history taking | 83 | 12.0 |