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Table 2 Sex according to profession

From: Complementary and conventional providers in cancer care: experience of communication with patients and steps to improve communication with other providers

Profession

Total

Females

Males

No sex reported

 

n

(%)a

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Oncology doctor

32

(5.3)

7

(21.9)

16

(50.0)

9

(28.1)

Family physician

124

(20.5)

63

(50.8)

56

(45.2)

5

(4.0)

Nurse

118

(19.5)

70

(59.3)

0

(0.0)

48

(40.7)

Conventional health care provider with dual training

1

(0.2)

1

(100)

0

(0.0)

0

(0.0)

Acupuncturist

212

(35.0)

126

(59.4)

30

(14.2)

56

(26.4)

Massage therapist

128

(21.1)

75

(58.6)

17

(13.3)

36

(28.1)

Reflexologist/zonetherapist

42

(6.9)

29

(69.0)

3

(7.1)

10

(23.8)

  1. aPercentage of the total studied population reporting their profession. Due to the possibility of multiple answers, the sum exceeds 100%