Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants
From: Access to care issues adversely affect breast cancer patients in Mexico: oncologists’ perspective
Characteristics of physicians surveyed | Number (Percentage) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 79 (58%) |
Female | 57 (42%) |
Age | |
<40 years | 59 (43%) |
40-65 years | 74 (54%) |
>65 years | 3 (2%) |
Years since Medical Graduation | |
1-10 | 56 (41%) |
> 10 | 80 (59%) |
Specialty | |
Medical Oncology | 43 (32%) |
Surgical Oncology | 79 (58%) |
Breast Surgeon | 7 (5%) |
Other | 7 (5%) |
Location of Primary Clinical Practice | |
Academic medical center | 36 (26.9%) |
Public hospital/clinic | 64 (47.8%) |
Philanthropic hospital/clinic | 2 (1.5%) |
Private hospital/clinic | 27 (20.1%) |
Other | 5 (3.7%) |
Geographic Area of Practice | |
Urban Center | 130 (95.6%) |
Suburban | 5 (3.7%) |
Rural | 1 (0.7%) |
Regional Distribution | |
Northern Mexico | 32 (24%) |
Central Mexico | 83 (62%) |
Southern Mexico | 18 (14%) |
Form of Patient Payment (Estimates) | |
Out of Pocket (OOP) | 20% |
Private Insuranc | 20% |
Public Insurance | 51% |
Not Insured and Not OOP | 8% |
Other | 1% |