Table 1

Respondent characteristics

GP	Sex	Age	Years of clinical experience	Years active in current practice	Type of practice	Work setting
R1	F	52	22	21	Health centre	Urban
R2	M	59	23	22	Group	Urban
R3	F	61	34	32	Health centre	Urban
R4	F	64	36	23	Group	Urban
R5*	M	59	28	27	Group	Rural
R6*	F	59	29	28	Duo	Rural
R7	F	50	17	17	Duo	Urban
R8	M	53	19	19	Duo	Urban
R9	M	62	30	10	Group	Urban
R10	F	35	6	6	Group	Urban
R11†	F	46	16	12	Duo	Rural
R12†	F	40	12	7	Duo	Rural

Type of practice=health centre (centre in which multiple types of healthcare providers reside, such as a physiotherapist, pharmacy, midwife, social worker, dietician, psychologist), group practice (GP practice owned by >2 GPs) or duo practice (practice jointly owned by two GPs).
Work setting=urban (GP practice in a city); rural (GP practice outside a city).
*R5 and R6 worked in the same practice.
†R11 and R12 worked in the same practice.
GP, general practitioner.