Patterns of primary care among persons with schizophrenia: the role of patients, general practitioners and centre factors

Table 2 Characteristics of general practitioners (N = 96)

Variable	N (%)	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	Median
Gender
Male	35 (36.46%)
Female	61 (63.54%)
Specialisation training as a General Practitioner (GP)
Yes	53 (56.38%)
No	41 (43.62%)
Accredited training as a tutor
Yes	33 (34.38%)
No	63 (65.62%)
Having any residential training student
Yes	60 (63.16%)
No	35 (36.84%)
Age		38	63	50.84	52
Time to complete the medical degree		4	11	7.49	7
Size of patient list		900	2434	1603	1500
Relationship^a		7	15	12.71	13
Training^b		4	11	8.1	8
Beliefs^c		4	10	5.05	4

^aLevel of satisfaction of GPs with their relationship with the community mental health centre
^bThe GPs’ perception of their level of training in mental health, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
^cErroneous beliefs, stigmas and attitudes regarding mental illness

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