Why do some physicians in Portuguese-speaking African countries work exclusively for the private sector? Findings from a mixed-methods study

Table 2 Total hours worked per week, per type of physician

Country or city	Type of doctors	Mean	N	Std. deviation	Median
Praia	Public	64.12	39	37.8312	57.0
	Private	39.29	14	14.2109	42.8
	Dual practice	68.56	56	24.6138	60.0
	Total	63.21	109	30.4262	57.0
Maputo	Public	61.13	53	34.8456	52.5
	Private	57.93	7	25.6684	48.0
	Dual practice	75.55	64	58.6883	61.8
	Total	68.39	124	48.6334	58.0
Bissau	Public	60.23	46	18.3526	55.5
	Private	58.14	14	16.3559	55.5
	Dual practice	67.52	33	23.4189	62.0
	Total	62.50	93	20.1942	57.0
Total*	Public	61.67	138	31.1607	56.0_a
	Private	50.56	35	19.5695	49.0_a
	Dual practice	71.26	153	42.1393	62.0_b
	Total	64.98	326	36.4069	57.0

*Cells not sharing the same subscript indicate significantly median differences at 5% significance level in a two-sided Kruskal-Wallis test for the equality of the medians of working hours among Private, Public, and Dual practitioners.

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