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Table 2 Demographic characteristics, university faculty membership, recruitment relation, and main occupation location of the specialists

From: Extent and nature of dual practice engagement among Iran medical specialists

Variables #Specialists %Specialists
Sex
 Male 15 356 63.2
 Female 8 937 36.8
Age groups
 40> 6 690 27.4
 40–45 4 185 17.1
 45–55 9 699 39.7
 55–65 2 792 11.4
 65< 790 3.2
Main occupation location
 University hospital 20 668 84.7
 Social Security hospital 2003 8.2
 Armed forces hospital 551 2.3
 Petrochemical Company hospital 240 1.0
 Other public hospital 533 2.2
 MOHME headquarter 370 1.5
 Research center 20 0.1
 Healthcare center 29 0.1
Faculty membership status
 Faculty member 7 565 31.0
 Non-faculty member 16 849 69.0
Full-time employment status
 FTG* 8 826 36.15
 Non-full-time 15 588 63.85
Recruitment relation
 Permanent 6 337 26.0
 Peymani (semi-permanent) 2 644 10.8
 Contractual 6 317 25.9
 Zarib K 5 082 20.8
 Payam avar 20 0.1
 Other 2 868 11.7
 Unspecified 1 146 4.7
  1. *Full-time geographic (FTG) physicians are the ones who are not allowed to be active in any other locations/sectors except their main occupation location