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Table 1 Breakdown of study variables based on country of origin

From: Are doctors protected enough during COVID-19 in South Asia?

Study variables

India n = 25 (15%)

Pakistan n = 26 (15%)

Iran n = 87 (51%)

Bangladesh n = 19 (11%)

Afghanistan n = 13 (8%)

Total n = 170 (100%)

Gender

      

Males

22 (88%)

22 (85%)

81(93%)

16(84%)

4(31%)

145(85%)

Females

0 (0%)

4(15%)

6(7%)

2(11%)

0(0%)

12(7%)

N/A

3(12%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(5%)

9(69%)

13(8%)

Physician specialty

      

Anesthesiologist

0(0%)

3(11.5%)

5(6%)

3(16%)

0(0%)

11(6.5%)

Cardiologist

0 (0%)

1(4%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(0.5%)

Pulmonary and critical care specialist

1(4%)

2(7.5%)

5(6%)

1(5%)

0(0%)

9(5.5%)

Dermatologist

0(0%)

1(4%)

1(1%)

0(%)

0(%)

2(1%)

Otolaryngologists

0(0%)

1(4%)

2(2.5%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

3(2%)

General Physician

11(44%)

8(31%)

34(39%)

3(16%)

2(15%)

58(34%)

Gynecologist/obstetrician

0(0%)

1(4%)

2(2.5%)

2(11%)

0(0%)

5(3%)

Hematologist/oncologist

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(2.5%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(1%)

Infectious disease specialist

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(1%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(0.5%)

Medical intern

0(0%)

4(15%)

0(0%)

1(5%)

0(0%)

5(3%)

Neurologist

1(4%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(0.5%)

Ophthalmologist

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(2.5%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

2(1%)

Orthopedic surgeon

3(12%)

0(0%)

1(1%)

2(11%)

0(0%)

6(3.5%)

Pediatrician

0(0%)

2(7.5%)

8(9%)

1(5%)

1(8%)

12(7%)

Pathologist

0(0%)

2(7.5%)

1(1%)

1(5%)

0(0%)

4(2%)

Psychiatrist

0(0%)

0(0%)

3(3%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

3(2%)

Radiologist

0(0%)

0(0%)

0(0%)

1(5%)

0(0%)

1(0.5%)

General surgeon

0(0%)

1(4%)

7(8%)

0(0%)

1(8%)

9(5.5%)

N/A

9(36%)

0(0%)

13(15%)

4(21%)

9(69%)

35(21%)

Type of practice

      

Public

3(12%)

18(69%)

4(5%)

5(26%)

3(23%)

33(19%)

Private

18(72%)

7(27%)

14(16%)

11(58%)

1(8%)

51(30%)

N/A

4(16%)

1(4%)

69(79%)

3(16%)

9(69%)

86(51%)

Mortality rate

      

Per 1000 deaths

2.5

9

10

16

27

7