Primary Health Care Consumers' Acceptance, Trust and Gender Preferences towards Omani Doctors.

Background: The percentage of Omani physicians from total number of physicians working in the Sultanate tripled from 9% in 1999 to 27% in 2006 and is expected to increase to 50% by 2010. The study aimed to asses community attitudes towards Omani doctors and to investigate the different socio-demographic variables related to these attitudes.

Method: It was done in two selected Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities by simple random technique in Batinah region.