Results
Online survey was completed by 105 ORLs working in 17 states in India
(including states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi which are having
relatively higher incidence of Covid-19 infection) giving a pan country
representation. No response to few questions by some respondents was
taken into consideration and ānā calculated for each table as per Excel
sheet. Majority of the participants were from private sector (52.8%),
out of which 69.4% were males and 27.8% females. Public sector ORLs
constituted 45.7% of the respondents. The survey got maximum response
from 25-35 years age group (37.0%) followed by 46-55 years (25.0%).
When queried about the position in which they were working, 46.3% were
working in the position of Professor/Owner of the practice/Consultant
followed by Associate Professor/Assistant Professor/ Junior
Consultant/Senior resident (30.6%) and residents (20.4%) respectively.