Table 1 Physicians’ demographic and professional characteristics (N = 221)

Age (M = 33. SD = 10.3)

Experience (M = 7.02 SD = 9.4)

Sex

 Men

150

67.9

 Women

71

32.1

Marital status

 Single

108

48.9

 Married

112

50.7

 Divorced

1

0.5

Specialty

 General Surgery

16

7.2

 Special surgery

5

2.3

 Family Medicine

74

33.5

 Internal Medicine

37

16.7

 Obstetrics and gynecology

5

2.3

 Pediatrics

12

5.4

 Emergency Medicine

27

12.2

 Neurology

43

19.5

Type of practice

 Health center

31

14.0

 Public hospital

44

19.9

 Private hospital

35

15.8

 Private clinic

9

4.1

 Military medical services

36

16.3

 University hospital

66

29.9

Number of patients treated/day

 Less Than 30

75

33.9

 31–40

77

34.8

 40 To 60

24

10.9

 More Than 60

45

20.4