Variable | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%)a |
---|---|---|
Individual characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 443 | 49.3 |
Female | 456 | 50.7 |
Age | ||
<30 years | 100 | 11.1 |
30–39 years | 262 | 29.0 |
40–49 years | 292 | 32.4 |
>50 years | 248 | 27.5 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 646 | 73.9 |
Single | 204 | 23.3 |
Other | 24 | 2.7 |
Position in centre | ||
Family physicians | 117 | 12.4 |
Specialists | 311 | 33.0 |
Dentists | 110 | 11.7 |
Nurses | 236 | 25.0 |
Allied health professionals | 169 | 17.9 |
Experience in primary care | ||
Less than 1 year | 21 | 2.2 |
1–5 years | 199 | 21.2 |
6–10 years | 214 | 22.8 |
11–15 years | 169 | 18.0 |
More than 15 years | 334 | 35.6 |
Experience in current position | ||
Less than 1 year | 90 | 9.7 |
1–5 years | 385 | 41.5 |
6–10 years | 211 | 22.8 |
11–15 years | 118 | 12.7 |
More than 15 years | 123 | 13.3 |
Employment statusb | ||
Full-time | 354 | 38.0 |
Part-time | 396 | 42.5 |
Temporary/casual | 181 | 19.4 |
Centre characteristics | ||
Governorate | ||
Beirut | 136 | 14.4 |
Mount Lebanon | 229 | 24.3 |
North | 193 | 20.5 |
Bekaa | 138 | 14.6 |
South | 177 | 18.8 |
Nabatieh | 70 | 7.4 |
Ownership type | ||
Public | 206 | 21.8 |
NGO | 506 | 53.7 |
Religious | 231 | 24.5 |
Socioeconomic status of target population | ||
Good | 9 | 1.1 |
Medium | 461 | 54.8 |
Medium to low | 114 | 13.6 |
Low | 257 | 30.6 |