Abstract
INTRODUCTION:Neurology practice is relatively recent in Colombia. Even though this area has shown significant academic advances, information regarding sociodemographic conditions is limited.
OBJECTIVE:To describe sociodemographic characteristics of neurologists who are currently active in Colombia.
METHODS:Descriptive study over two time periods. The information was obtained by means of self-administered surveys to the neurologists attending the neurology national congress in 2016. In 2020, data was collected by means of on-line questionnaires using google forms.
RESULTS:The sample included 549 neurologists. The largest proportion of these specialists were located in Bogotá (45.4 %), Medellín (13.4 %) and Cali (8.4 %). After comparing working hours per week and income we did not identify differences between these 2 years. The time of work experience was correlated with economic income both in 2016 (p<0.001) as in 2020 (p<0.01).
CONCLUSION:Except for increasing number of neurologists of recent graduation, the sociodemographic characteristics of Colombian neurologists remain stable when comparing 2016 and 2020.
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