Basic characteristics and training of CHC health professionals, compared with the 2015 National Health Statistics Yearbook12
| Variables | Doctors | 2015 Yearbook | Nurses | 2015 Yearbook | ||
| n/N | % (95% CI) | n/N | % (95% CI) | |||
| Median Age (IQR) | 38 (32 to 46) | – | 31 (26 to 39) | – | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1025/1675 | 61.2 (58.8 to 63.5) | 53.2 | 1,793/1803 | 99.4 (99.0 to 99.7) | 99.4 |
| Education | ||||||
| Below associate degree | 202/1724 | 11.7 (10.2 to 13.3) | 19.1 | 382/1831 | 20.9 (19.0 to 22.8) | 44.4 |
| Associate degree* | 582/1724 | 33.8 (31.5 to 36.0) | 36.9 | 920/1831 | 50.2 (47.9 to 52.6) | 48.3 |
| Bachelor degree or higher | 940/1724 | 54.5 (52.1 to 56.9) | 44.0 | 529/1831 | 28.9 (26.8 to 31.0) | 10.3 |
| Job title | ||||||
| Senior | 180/1711 | 10.5 (9.1 to 12.1) | 10.5 | 46/1815 | 2.5 (1.9 to 3.4) | 1.5 |
| Intermediate | 705/1711 | 41.2 (38.9 to 43.6) | 41.3 | 471/1815 | 26.0 (23.9 to 28.0) | 22.2 |
| Junior | 683/1711 | 39.9 (37.6 to 42.3) | 41.9 | 1,158/1815 | 63.8 (61.5 to 66.0) | 66.9 |
| None | 143/1711 | 8.4 (7.1 to 9.8) | 6.2 | 140/1815 | 7.7 (6.5 to 9.0) | 9.4 |
| Registered specialty | ||||||
| Integrative medicine | 145/1700 | 8.5 (7.2 to 10.0) | – | 2/1834 | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.4) | – |
| General practice | 799/1700 | 47.0 (44.6 to 49.4) | – | 85/1834 | 4.6 (3.7 to 5.7) | – |
| Other specialty | 454/1700 | 26.7 (24.6 to 28.9) | – | 19/1834 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.6) | – |
| Nurse | 23/1700 | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.0) | – | 1712/1834 | 93.3 (92.1 to 94.4) | – |
| None | 75/1700 | 4.4 (3.5 to 5.5) | – | 30/1834 | 1.6 (1.1 to 2.3) | – |
| Other | 295/1700 | 17.4 (15.6 to 19.2) | – | 18/1834 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5) | – |
| Median years working in above specialty (IQR) | 14 (7–23) | – | 9 (4–18) | – | ||
*Associate degree refers to 2 years health-related subdegree equivalent to a physician assistant.
CHC, community health centre.