Table 7 The Knowledge of primary care physicians of OAC therapy in NVAF patients based on demographic characteristics
Statement | Knowledge grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor | Fair | Good | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 127 | 25.6 | 101 | 20.3 | 83 | 16.7 |
Female | 84 | 16.9 | 74 | 14.9 | 28 | 5.6 |
Age | ||||||
20–35 | 192 | 39.2 | 160 | 32.7 | 107 | 21.8 |
36–50 | 15 | 3.1 | 7 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.6 |
51–65 | 2 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0.0 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 51 | 10.3 | 44 | 8.9 | 22 | 4.4 |
Urban | 160 | 32.2 | 131 | 26.4 | 89 | 17.9 |
Monthly income | ||||||
Poor | 11 | 2.2 | 8 | 1.6 | 9 | 1.8 |
Moderate | 94 | 18.9 | 85 | 17.1 | 57 | 11.5 |
Good | 95 | 19.1 | 76 | 15.3 | 40 | 8.0 |
Excellent | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.0 |
Educational level | ||||||
Medical school graduate | 174 | 35.0 | 143 | 28.8 | 83 | 16.7 |
Master’s degree | 36 | 7.2 | 28 | 5.6 | 25 | 5.0 |
Ph.D. degree | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.6 |
Types of CHS centers | ||||||
The rural | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
The urban | 121 | 24.3 | 115 | 23.1 | 61 | 12.3 |
The urban–rural | 84 | 16.9 | 55 | 11.1 | 49 | 9.9 |
Professional title | ||||||
Resident | 176 | 35.4 | 150 | 30.2 | 89 | 17.9 |
Physician | 33 | 6.6 | 24 | 4.8 | 22 | 4.4 |
Associate senior physician | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Chief physician | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Years of working experience | ||||||
< 5 years | 192 | 38.6 | 151 | 30.4 | 90 | 18.1 |
5–10 years | 11 | 2.2 | 18 | 3.6 | 15 | 3.0 |
10–15 years | 8 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.4 | 5 | 1.0 |
15–20 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
20–25 years | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
> 25 years | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
Attending training | ||||||
No | 170 | 34.2 | 109 | 21.9 | 49 | 9.9 |
Yes | 41 | 8.2 | 66 | 13.3 | 62 | 12.5 |
How many AF patients do you have in the past year? | ||||||
No one | 105 | 21.2 | 32 | 6.5 | 23 | 4.6 |
1–9 | 61 | 12.3 | 56 | 11.3 | 30 | 6.0 |
10–19 | 20 | 4.0 | 40 | 8.1 | 20 | 4.0 |
20–49 | 21 | 4.2 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 | 2.2 |
50–99 | 3 | 0.6 | 14 | 2.8 | 16 | 3.2 |
100–149 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
≥ 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.8 | 8 | 1.6 |
Which age group are your AF patients in? | ||||||
< 50 | 3 | 0.6 | 7 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
50–59 | 45 | 9.1 | 66 | 13.3 | 22 | 4.4 |
60–69 | 51 | 10.3 | 50 | 10.1 | 34 | 6.8 |
70–79 | 2 | 0.4 | 7 | 1.4 | 19 | 3.8 |
Others | 110 | 22.1 | 45 | 9.1 | 35 | 7.0 |
How many of your AF patients take aspirin? | ||||||
< 5% | 15 | 4.5 | 18 | 5.3 | 12 | 3.6 |
5–9% | 28 | 8.3 | 17 | 5.0 | 8 | 2.4 |
10–19% | 19 | 5.6 | 23 | 6.8 | 15 | 4.5 |
20–39% | 13 | 3.9 | 23 | 6.8 | 25 | 7.4 |
40–69% | 20 | 5.9 | 40 | 11.9 | 9 | 2.7 |
≥ 70% | 11 | 3.3 | 22 | 6.5 | 19 | 5.6 |
How many of your AF patients take warfarin? | ||||||
< 5% | 57 | 16.9 | 85 | 25.2 | 48 | 14.2 |
5–9% | 19 | 5.6 | 20 | 5.9 | 14 | 4.2 |
10–19% | 15 | 4.5 | 17 | 5.0 | 9 | 2.7 |
20–39% | 9 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.6 |
40–69% | 4 | 1.2 | 7 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.5 |
≥ 70% | 2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |