Demographic and professional characteristics of participating practitioners
| Interview | Questionnaire | Combined | |
| Practitioners | 22 | 48 | 70 |
| Age | |||
| Yrs | 47.3±11.9 | 36.4±10.7 | 39.8±12.1 |
| Range | 27–76 | 25–65 | 25–76 |
| Males | 15 (68.2) | 43 (89.6) | 58 (82.9) |
| Training | |||
| MBBS | 8 (36.4) | 19 (39.6) | 27 (38.6) |
| MBBS + Diploma | 7 (31.8) | 13 (27.1) | 20 (28.6) |
| MD | 7 (31.8) | 16 (33.3) | 23 (32.9) |
| Specialisation# | |||
| None¶ | 8 (36.4) | 19 (39.6) | 27 (38.6) |
| Respiratory | 4 (18.2) | 9 (18.8) | 13 (18.6) |
| Paediatrics | 6 (27.3) | 3 (6.3) | 9 (12.9) |
| Medicine | 1 (4.5) | 5 (10.4) | 6 (8.6) |
| Emergency | 3 (6.3) | 3 (4.3) | |
| Other | 3 (13.6) | 9 (18.8) | 12 (17.1) |
| Current clinical setting(s)+ | |||
| Private clinic | 15 (68.2) | 27 (56.3) | 42 (60) |
| Private hospital | 5 (22.7) | 20 (41.7) | 25 (35.7) |
| Government health centre | 3 (13.6) | 8 (16.7) | 11 (15.7) |
| Private nursing home | 3 (13.6) | 6 (12.5) | 9 (12.9) |
| Other | 2 (4.2) | 2 (2.9) |
Data are presented as n, mean±sd and n (%). MBBS: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery; MD: Doctor of Medicine. #: i.e. postgraduate training; ¶: i.e. general practitioner; +: practitioners could report more than one current clinical setting.