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Table 1 Characteristics of survey participants (n = 601)

From: The attitudes and beliefs of Pakistani medical practitioners about depression: a cross-sectional study in Lahore using the Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ)

Variables

 

Frequency (%)

Gender

Male

286 (47.6)

Female

315 (52.4)

Speciality

Medicine/Paeds

394 (65.6)

Surgery/ObsGyn

207 (34.4)

Last Degree

MBBS

474 (78.9)

Postgraduate

125 (20.8)

Practice setting

Rural

78 (13.0)

Urban

523 (87.0)

Have you studied psychiatry as a major subject in medical school? (Yes/No)

Yes

217 (36.1)

Have you had an internship experience in Psychiatry? (Yes/No)

Yes

121 (20.1)

Have you ever taken CME courses? (Yes/No)

Yes

298 (49.6)

Have you ever taken CME courses in Psychiatry? (Yes/No)

Yes

143 (23.8)

Have you ever read an article on Psychiatry? (Yes/No)

Yes

202 (33.6)

Have you studied abroad? (Yes/No)

Yes

102 (17.0)

Do you plan to attend CME courses in in future?

Low priority

99 (16.5)

Moderate priority

232 (38.6)

High priority

262 (43.6)

Do you plan to attend CME courses in Psychiatry in future?

Low priority

180 (30.0)

Moderate priority

243 (40.4)

High priority

172 (28.6)

How frequently do you encounter depression in your practice setting?

Never

31 (5.2)

Rarely

74 (12.5)

Occasionally

198 (33.4)

Moderately

153 (25.8)

Quite often

137 (23.1)