Knowledge and perceptions of physicians from private medical centres towards generic medicines: a nationwide survey from Malaysia

Table 1 Demographic and practice characteristics of participants

Variables	n	%
Sex
Male	214	81.4
Female	49	18.6
Age Range (years)
Under 30	4	1.5
30–40	46	17.5
41–50	129	49.0
51–60	54	20.5
61–70	30	11.4
Year of graduation
Before 1980	40	15.2
1981–1990	69	26.2
1991–2000	130	49.4
2001–2005	13	4.9
2006–2010	11	4.2
Place of graduation/specialization*
Malaysia	146	55.5
India	53	20.2
UK	29	11.0
Australia	19	7.2
Others	16	6.1
Postgraduate degree
Yes	127	48.3
No	136	51.7
Experience (years)
≤5	5	1.9
6–10	18	6.8
11–15	57	21.7
16–20	66	25.1
21–25	37	14.1
>25	80	30.4
Number of Prescriptions/day
≤10	67	25.5
11–20	105	39.9
21–39	68	25.9
≥40	23	8.7
% of generics stock in hospital pharmacy
≤10	150	57.0
11–40	77	29.3
41–60	28	10.6
≥61	8	3.0