Table 1. Characteristics of GPs and their practice
CharacteristicFrequency, n (%)
(n = 23
)
Sex
 Male12 (52)
 Female11(48)
Age group
 <30 years2 (9)
 30–4912 (52)
 50–699 (39)
 ≥700 (0)
Practice type
 Independent practice10 (43)
 Group medical practice8 (35)
 Skin cancer clinic4 (17)
 Othera 1 (4)
Number of years practising as a GP
 <59 (39)
 6–105 (22)
 11–202 (9)
 >207 (30)
Number of patients diagnosed with invasive melanoma in the previous year
 0 patients3 (13)
 1 patient5 (22)
 2–5 patients10 (43)
 6–10 patients5 (22)
 >10 patients0 (0)
Practice by ARIA indexb
 Highly accessible14 (61)
 Accessible7 (30)
 Less accessible2 (9)
Practice by SEIFA indexc
 Q1 (most disadvantaged)4 (17)
 Q25 (22)
 Q37 (30)
 Q4 (least disadvantaged)7 (30%)
  • a Other: a general practice clinic at an Australian Defence Force site.

  • b ARIA: Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia.

  • c SEIFA: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas.