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Variable n (%) Sex Female 13 (52) Male 12 (48) Age, years 20–29 6 (24) 30–39 15 (60) 40–49 2 (8) 50–59 2 (8) Years since qualification 1–10 20 (80) 11–20 3 (12) 21–30 1 (4) 31–40 1 (4) Categories Median (IQR) Adult health 2.8 (2.5–3.3) Emergencies 2.5 (2.3–3.6) Communication and consultation skills 2.7 (2.4–2.9) Child health 2.5 (2.3–2.9) Clinical administration skills 2.7 (2.3–3.0) Surgery 2.4 (2.0–3.0) Ear, nose, and throat and eyes 2.4 (2.1–2.7) Women’s health 2.3 (2.0–2.5) Orthopaedics 2.1 (1.6–2.4) IQR = interquartile range.
Category Male,n = 12,median score (95% CI) Female,n = 13,median score (95% CI) P value Adult health 3.0 (2.5 to 3.5) 2.6 (2.5 to 2.8) 0.047 Emergencies 2.7 (2.4 to 3.6) 2.5 (2.3 to 3.1) 0.434 Communication and consultation skills 2.7 (2.3 to 3.3) 2.7 (2.7 to 2.9) 0.695 Child health 2.5 (2.3 to 3.3) 2.6 (2.3 to 2.9) 0.695 Clinical administration skills 3.0 (3.0 to 4.0) 2.3 (2.3 to 3.0) 0.111 Surgery 2.6 (2.3 to 3.2) 2.2 (1.9 to 2.5) 0.115 Ear, nose, and throat and eyes 2.6 (2.4 to 3.0) 2.3 (1.9 to 2.6) 0.434 Women’s health 2.3 (2.1 to 2.8) 2.3 (1.9 to 2.5) 0.999 Orthopaedics 2.4 (2.0 to 2.6) 1.9 (1.6 to 2.4) 0.115 - Table 4. Relationship between age and years of experience and self-reported performance of skills by category
Category Correlation coefficient (r) P value Correlation between age in years and score for: Adult health 0.254 0.220 Emergencies –0.028 0.894 Communication and consultation skills 0.372 0.067 Child health 0.001 0.996 Clinical administration skills 0.492 0.012 Surgery 0.260 0.210 Ear, nose, and throat and eyes 0.348 0.088 Women’s health 0.021 0.921 Orthopaedics 0.174 0.406 Correlation between years of experience and score for: Adult health 0.283 0.171 Emergencies –0.028 0.895 Communication and consultation skills 0.411 0.041 Child health –0.053 0.801 Clinical administration skills 0.513 0.009 Surgery 0.247 0.234 Ear, nose, and throat and eyes 0.358 0.079 Women’s health 0.167 0.425 Orthopaedics 0.217 0.298
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