Table 2

Policy choices made by survey respondents

Equitable option (saves 1000 lives) (%)Cost-effective option (saves 1100 lives) (%)
Males
Medical students (n=236)2971
Residents-in-training (n=68)3862
Practising physicians (n=128)47*53
Females
Medical students (n=276)4159
Residents-in-training (n=65)5149
Practising physicians (n=108)59*41
  • *Within each gender, increased experience leads to increased odds of choosing the equitable option (p<0.001) by test for trend.