Description of the interviewed GPs from the cross-sectional observational study (n=211)
| Total | Urban areas | Environs | Rural areas | P value (U/R) | P value (E/R) | |
| Age (in years) | 54.5±8.6 | 53.5±7.8 | 54.7±8.6 | 55.4±9.2 | 0.190 | 0.630 |
| (n=207) | (n=66) | (n=72) | (n=69) | |||
| Sex | 0.117 | 0.479 | ||||
| Female | 34.6% | 45.5% | 27.0% | 32.4% | ||
| Male | 65.4% | 54.6% | 73.0% | 67.6% | ||
| (n=211) | (n=66) | (n=74) | (n=71) | |||
| No of patients per month | 344±115 | 314±101 | 345±96 | 372±140 | 0.007 | 0.172 |
| (n=207) | (n=65) | (n=74) | (n=68) | |||
| Type of medical practice | 0.004 | 0.074 | ||||
| Individual practice | 51.7% | 43.9% | 51.4% | 59.2% | ||
| Group practice | 6.2% | 12.1% | 6.8% | – | ||
| Joint practice | 40.8% | 39.4% | 41.9% | 40.9% | ||
| Medical care centre | 1.4% | 4.6% | – | – | ||
| (n=211) | (n=66) | (n=74) | (n=71) |
Statistically significant results (p≤0.05) are shown in bold.
E/R, comparison “environs” vs “rural areas”.; GP, general practitioner; U/R, comparison “urban areas” vs “rural areas“.