Physicians’ knowledge on specific rare diseases and its associated factors: a national cross-sectional study from China

Abstract

Almost two thirds of the participants had an average or good level of knowledge on the specific rare disease that they felt most experienced in. Physicians with female gender, a monthly income of 5000-10,000 RMB and 10,000-30000 RMB, and specialties of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, radiology, intensive care unit, and surgery, were associated with a relatively higher knowledge score.