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Table 8 The attitudes of PCP of OAC therapy in NVAF patients based on demographic characteristics

From: Assessing physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on anticoagulant therapy in non-valvular atrial fibrillation: Syrian insights

Statement

Attitude grade

Poor

Fair

Good

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

Male

0

0.0

36

7.2

275

55.3

Female

1

0.2

26

5.2

159

32.0

Age

20–35

1

0.2

59

12.0

399

81.4

36–50

0

0.0

2

0.4

23

4.7

51–65

0

0.0

0

0.0

6

1.2

Residence

Village

0

0.0

4

0.8

113

22.7

City

1

0.2

58

11.7

321

64.6

Monthly income

Poor

0

0.0

0

0.0

28

5.6

Moderate

0

0.0

27

5.4

209

42.1

Good

0

0.0

31

6.2

180

36.2

Excellent

1

0.2

4

0.8

17

3.4

Educational level

Medical school graduate

1

0.2

56

11.3

343

69.0

Master’s degree

0

0.0

6

1.2

83

16.7

PhD degree

0

0.0

0

0.0

8

1.6

Types of CHS centers

The rural

0

0.0

1

0.2

11

2.2

The urban

1

0.2

38

7.6

258

51.9

The urban–rural

0

0.0

23

4.6

165

33.2

Professional title

Resident

1

0.2

56

11.3

358

72.0

Physician

0

0.0

6

1.2

73

14.7

Associate senior physician

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.4

Chief physician

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.2

Years of working experience

 < 5 years

1

0.2

60

12.1

372

74.8

5–10 years

0

0.0

2

0.4

42

8.5

10–15 years

0

0.0

0

0.0

15

3.0

15–20 years

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.4

20–25 years

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

0.2

 > 25 years

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.4

Attending training

No

0

0.0

50

10.1

278

55.9

Yes

1

0.2

12

2.4

156

31.4

B1 How many of AF patients do you have in the past year?

No one

1

0.2

43

8.7

116

23.4

1–9

0

0.0

13

2.6

134

27.0

10–19

0

0.0

3

0.6

77

15.5

20–49

0

0.0

2

0.4

54

10.9

50–99

0

0.0

1

0.2

32

6.5

100–149

0

0.0

0

0.0

8

1.6

 ≥ 150

0

0.0

0

0.0

12

2.4

B2 Which age group are your AF patients in?

 < 50

0

0.0

1

0.2

10

2.0

50–59

0

0.0

8

1.6

125

25.2

60–69

0

0.0

8

1.6

127

25.6

70–79

0

0.0

2

0.4

26

5.2

Others

1

0.2

43

8.7

146

29.4

B3 How many of your AF patients take aspirin?

 < 5%

0

0.0

4

1.2

41

12.2

5–9%

0

0.0

4

1.2

49

14.5

10–19%

0

0.0

4

1.2

53

15.7

20–39%

0

0.0

5

1.5

56

16.6

40–69%

0

0.0

2

0.6

67

19.9

 ≥ 70%

0

0.0

0

0.0

52

15.4

B4 How many of your AF patients take warfarin?

 < 5%

0

0.0

9

2.7

181

53.7

5–9%

0

0.0

3

0.9

50

14.8

10–19%

0

0.0

4

1.2

37

11.0

20–39%

0

0.0

2

0.6

33

9.8

40–69%

0

0.0

1

0.3

15

4.5

 ≥ 70%

0

0.0

0

0.0

2

0.6

  1. N number %: percentage