Demographic and clinical background of participants
| Characteristics | No of participants (n=55) | Rural (n=18) | Urban (n=37) |
| Age (years) | 28–65 | 28–48 | 26–65 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Female | 38 | 12 | 26 |
| Position | |||
| Family medicine specialists (FMSs) | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Medical officers (MOs) | 37 | 15 | 22 |
| General practitioners (GPs) | 8 | NA | 8 |
| Workplace | |||
| Academic primary care settings | 15 | NA | 15 |
| Public health clinics | 32 | 18 | 14 |
| Private health clinics | 8 | NA | 8 |
| Years of practice (years) | 3–36 | 3–28 | 1–36 |
| Ever attended an EBM training course | |||
| Yes | 14 | 2 | 12 |
| No | 41 | 16 | 25 |
FMS=physicians with postgraduate qualifications practising in public health clinics.
MOs=physicians without postgraduate qualifications practising in public health clinics.
GPs=physicians practising at private clinics.
EBM, evidence-based medicine; NA, not applicable.