Table 1 Demographics and experience of Survey respondents
From: Bedside rationing and moral distress in nephrologists in sub- Saharan Africa
Respondent demographics/experience | Number of responses (% of responses) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 31 (77.5) |
 Female | 8 (20) |
 Not stated | 1 (2.5) |
Age | |
 25–35 years | 7 (17.5) |
 35–45 years | 14 (35) |
 46–55 years | 9 (22.5) |
  > 55 years | 8 (20) |
 Not stated | 1 (2.5) |
Location of undergraduate training (number of countries) | |
 Africa | 14 (82.4) |
 Europe | 1 (5.9) |
 North America (including Cuba) | 1 (5.9) |
 Not stated | 1 (5.9) |
Location of postgraduate training (number of countries) | |
 Africa | 9 (52.9) |
 Europe (including Norway) | 4 (23.5) |
 North America, Cuba | 2 (11.8) |
 Asia | 1 (5.9) |
 Not stated | 1 (5.9) |
Years since medical school graduation | |
  < 5 years | 1 (2.5) |
 5–10 years | 9 (22.5) |
 11–20 years | 16 (40) |
  > 20 years | 12 (30) |
 Not stated | 2 (5) |
Years in Nephrology | |
  < 5 years | 15 (37.5) |
 5–10 years | 12 (30) |
 11–20 years | 7 (17.5) |
  > 20 years | 5 (12.5) |
 Not stated | 1 (2.5) |
Current clinical role (>  1 role possible) | |
 Trainee | 2 (5) [nephrology fellow] |
 Specialist | 36 (90) [2 Internists, 4 pediatric nephrologists, 30 nephrologists] |
 Other | 3 (7.5) [teaching, research health management] |
 Not stated | 1 (2.5) |
Location of nephrology practice (>  1 location possible) | |
 Government institution | 18 (45) |
 Teaching institution | 23 (57.5) |
 Private for profit institution | 13 (32.5) |
 Private section within a government facility | 3 (7.5) |
 Private non profit institution | 2 (5) |
 Own private institution | 6 (15) |
 Other | 1 (2.5) |
 Not stated | 1 (2.5) |
Position in academic medicine | |
 Not in academics | 8 (20) |
 Junior faculty | 12 (30) |
 Assistant or Associate Professor | 7 (17.5) |
 Senior faculty/ Full Professor | 8 (20) |
 Not stated | 5 (12.5) |