Treating chronic hepatitis B virus: Chinese physicians’ awareness of the 2010 guidelines

Table 1 Characteristics of responding physicians

Characteristic	Physician response (n = 500)
Female physicians, n (%)	282 (56)
Location within China, n (%)
North	110 (22)
South	116 (23)
East	98 (20)
Central	64 (13)
Northeast	43 (9)
Northwest	52 (10)
Southwest	17 (3)
City tier, n (%)
I	110 (22)
II	171 (34)
III	143 (29)
IV	46 (9)
V	30 (6)
Hospital grade, n (%)
I	1 (0)
II	79 (16)
III	420 (84)
Hospital affiliation, n (%)
Gastroenterology	79 (16)
Infectious disease	265 (53)
Liver disease	139 (28)
Other	17 (3)
Hospital position, n (%)
Chief	151 (30)
Associate chief	90 (18)
Attending	147 (29)
Resident	112 (22)