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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Breaking bad news: a cross-sectional study assessing SPIKES protocol adherence and other methods employed among medical doctors in Nigeria

Variables

Frequency (n = 245)

Percent (%)

Age (years)

 < 35

128

52.2

 ≥ 35

117

47.8

Mean age (standard deviation)

35.9 (9.2)

 

Median age (minimum—maximum)

34 (21—69)

 

Gender

Male

156

63.7

Female

89

36.3

Clinical Position

House officer

46

18.8

Medical officer

78

31.8

Resident doctor

80

32.7

Consultant

41

16.7

Year of Practice (years)

 < 7

129

52.7

 ≥ 7

116

47.3

Median (minimum—maximum)

6 (1—44)

 

Type of Health Facility

Public tertiary HF

168

68.6

Public secondary & primary HF

39

15.9

Private HF

38

15.5

Specialty

General practicea

94

38.4

Paediatrics

17

6.9

Obstetrics & Gynaecology

29

11.8

Medicine

30

12.2

Surgery

51

20.8

Othersb

24

9.8

  1. HF Health facility
  2. aGeneral practice/Community medicine/Family medicine/General outpatient department and primary health care
  3. bEmergency medicine/Mental Health/Dental Surgery