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Table 1 General characteristics of participants

From: Knowledge of physicians on chronic kidney disease and their attitudes towards referral, in two cities of Cameroon: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Count

Percentage  (%)

Gender (n = 114)

 Male

77

67.5

 Female

37

32.5

Hospital of practice (n = 114)

 Public

80

70.2

 Private

34

29.8

If private (n = 34)

 Confessionala

13

38.2

 Lay privatea

21

61.8

If public (n = 80)

 Medical centre

7

8.8

 District hospital

19

23.8

 Regional hospital

13

16.6

 Reference hospital

41

51.3

Level of training (n = 114)

 General practitioners

72

63.2

 Specialist

42

36.9

  1. aConfessional hospitals are owned by religious organizations that place stringent control and emphasis on the way their patients are managed while the lay private hospitals are owned and managed with mostly a business focus. Confessional hospitals also send their doctors for refresher training whereas lay private often do not. Hence, doctors working in Confessional hospitals are generally expected to be better informed than their lay private colleagues
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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