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Table 1 Demographic profile of survey respondents

From: Chaperone use during intimate examinations in primary care: postal survey of family physicians

 

Female

Male

Total

Personal Characteristics

   

Age group:

   

   <30 years

8 (6)

4 (3)

12 (5)

   30–39 years

50 (36)

41 (34)

91 (35)

   40–49 years

54 (39)

40 (34)

94 (37)

   50+ years

26 (19)

34 (29)

60 (23)

   Total

138 (100)

119 (100)

257 (100)

Years in clinical practice:

   

   <5 years

27 (20)

13 (11)

40 (16)

   5–14 years

52 (38)

48 (41)

100 (39)

   15–24 years

41 (30)

32 (27)

73 (29)

   25+ years

16 (12)

25 (21)

41 (16)

   Total

136 (100)

118 (100)

254 (100)

Practice Characteristics

   

Number patients seen per week:

   

   <50

22 (16)

5 (4)

27 (11)

   50–99

59 (43)

29 (25)

88 (35)

   100–149

33 (24)

47 (40)

80 (32)

   150+

22 (16)

36 (31)

58 (23)

   Total

136 (99)

117 (100)

253 (101)

Practice location:

   

   Urban

112 (82)

88 (75)

200 (78)

   Rural

25 (18)

30 (25)

55 (22)

   Total

137 (100)

118 (100)

255 (100)

Type of practice:

   

   Solo

20 (16)

31 (26)

51 (21)

   Group

109 (84)

86 (74)

195 (79)

   Total

129 (100)

117 (100)

246 (100)

Nurse availability:

   

   Available

87 (64)

86 (73)

173 (68)

   Not available

49 (36)

32 (27)

81 (32)

   Total

136 (100)

118 (100)

254 (100)

  1. Values are numbers (percentages) of respondents. Totals vary due to missing data and may not sum to 100 due to rounding.