Sociodemographic characteristics of physicians’ telesurgery knowledge and attitude in specialised referral hospitals, Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia (2022/2023) (n=408)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (n) | % |
| Age | 24–34 | 325 | 79.7 |
| >34 | 83 | 20.3 | |
| Sex | Male | 315 | 77.2 |
| Female | 93 | 22.8 | |
| Educational status | GP | 332 | 81.4 |
| Resident | 47 | 11.5 | |
| Specialist | 29 | 7.1 | |
| Working department | IPD | 77 | 18.9 |
| Gynaecology | 58 | 14.2 | |
| OPD | 60 | 14.7 | |
| Paediatrics | 52 | 12.7 | |
| Ophthalmology | 24 | 5.9 | |
| Neurology | 22 | 5.4 | |
| Cardiology | 23 | 5.6 | |
| Orthopaedic | 24 | 5.9 | |
| General surgery | 40 | 9.8 | |
| Others | 28 | 6.9 | |
| Year of experience | <1 year | 106 | 26.0 |
| 1–5 year | 216 | 52.9 | |
| >5 year | 86 | 21.1 |
Other working departments are ‘dermatology and ENT’.
ENT, ear, nose and throat; GP, general practitioner.