Research Article
Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Practices among Paediatricians in Private Sector, Mumbai
Table 2
Characteristics of paediatricians (
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| Characteristics of paediatricians | Number | Percentage (%) |
| Age (completed years) | | | (Range 26 to 72, median 45) | | | 26–35 | 12 | 18.7 | 36–45 | 20 | 31.3 | 46–55 | 21 | 32.8 | 56–65 | 7 | 10.8 | 66–75 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Sex | | | Male | 41 | 64.1 | Female | 23 | 35.9 |
| Duration of clinical practice (years) | | | <5 | 8 | 12.9 | 5–9 | 8 | 12.9 | 10–19 | 24 | 38.7 | 20–29 | 15 | 24.2 | 30 and above | 7 | 11.3 |
| Average number of new TB patients (children) treated during a month | | | One or less | 28 | 43.8 | 2 to 3 patients | 26 | 40.6 | 4 to 5 patients | 7 | 10.9 | More than five patients | 3 | 4.7 |
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Two respondents did not specify years of practice.
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