General characteristics of the respondents (n=384)
Factors | N | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 293 | 76.3 |
Female | 91 | 23.7 |
Age (years) | ||
20∼29 | 35 | 9.1 |
30∼39 | 130 | 33.9 |
40∼49 | 138 | 35.9 |
50∼59 | 68 | 17.7 |
60≤ | 13 | 3.4 |
Clinical experience (years) | ||
<5 | 68 | 17.7 |
5≤, <10 | 87 | 22.7 |
10≤, <15 | 47 | 12.2 |
15≤, <20 | 85 | 22.1 |
20≤, <30 | 72 | 18.8 |
30≤ | 25 | 6.5 |
Healthcare facility level | ||
Clinic | 269 | 70.1 |
Hospital | 73 | 19.0 |
Nursing hospital | 14 | 3.6 |
Public health centers | 7 | 1.8 |
Others | 21 | 5.8 |
Working area | ||
Seoul | 112 | 29.2 |
Busan/Daegu/Ulsan/Gyeongsang-do | 76 | 19.8 |
Gwangju/Jeolla-do/Jeju Island | 37 | 9.6 |
Incheon/Gyeonggi-do/Gangwon-do | 115 | 29.9 |
Daejeon/Chungcheong-do/Sejong | 44 | 11.5 |
Specialist | ||
No | 284 | 74.0 |
Yes | 100 | 26.0 |
Specialty in Korean Medicine (n=100) | ||
Acupuncture and Moxibustion | 27 | 27 |
Korean Internal Medicine | 27 | 27 |
Korean Rehabilitation Medicine | 16 | 16 |
Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology | 11 | 11 |
Korean Medicine Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology & Dermatology | 6 | 6 |
Korean Neuropsychiatry | 6 | 6 |
Sasang Constitutional Medicine | 5 | 5 |
Korean Pediatrics Medicine | 2 | 2 |