Indonesian primary care physicians profile in 2011: Did practicing hours and conversion program for family medicine differentiate their services and continuing medical education activities?

Table 2 Clinic facilities and continuing medical education activities of primary care physicians in Indonesia (N?=?240); comparison based on the participation in Family Medicine conversion program and practice hours

	Overall		PCPs classification					Practice hours per week
	Overall		Family physicians* (n?=?157)		Non-family Physicians (n?=?83)		p**	>30 hours (n?=?161)		<30 hours (n?=?79)		p**
	n	%	n	%	n	%		n	%	n	%
Facilities
Medical record	222	93	147	94	75	90	0.42	147	91	75	95	0.54
Patients’ Register	224	93	150	96	74	89	0.06	152	94	72	91	0.34
Separated register for chronic disease	152	63	94	60	58	70	0.26	110	68	42	53	0.04
Locking cupboard for dangerous drugs	158	66	101	64	57	69	0.51	107	67	51	65	0.85
Having a computer/laptop	222	93	144	92	78	94	0.53	150	93	72	91	0.58
Electronic Medical Record	119	50	71	45	48	58	0.06	87	54	32	41	0.04
Internet access	207	86	131	83	76	92	0.2	140	87	67	85	0.35
Continuing medical education for GPs
Post Graduate Qualification	38	16	30	19	8	10	0.06	86	53	29	37	0.05
Short courses in Family Medicine	171	71	129	82	42-	51	<0.01	114	71	57	72	0.82
Conversion program	157	65	-	-	-	-	-	102	63	55	70	0.34
Reading?>?one journal per year	214	89	143	91	71	86	0.31	142	88	72	91	0.76
Attending?>?one ward round per year	149	62	101	64	48	58	0.61	103	64	46	58	0.54
Attending?>?five talk or lectures per year	144	60	90	57	54	65	0.35	102	63	42	53	0.27
Attending one workshop/symposium & conference per year	219	91	143	91	76	92	0.93	148	92	71	90	0.54
Attending a full course in the last five years	205	85	138	88	67	81	0.24	136	85	69	87	0.46
Literature search to answer patients’ problem (>1x /month)	207	86	136	87	71	86	0.97	142	88	65	82	0.12
Participated in Quality Improvement Program	195	81	133	85	62	75	0.17	134	83	61	77	0.11

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*Family physicians are those passed the conversion program by the Indonesian Association of Family Physicians.
**p is calculated with chi-square or fisher test as appropriate.

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