Table 1 Demographics and practice information of respondents (n = 174)*
From: Management of asthma in pregnant women by general practitioners: A cross sectional survey
Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 123 (70.7%) |
Years of practice as a Family Practitioner | |
≤10years | 23 (13.2%) |
11-20years | 63 (36.1%) |
21-30years | 63 (36.1%) |
>30years | 24 (13.7%) |
Current practice location | |
Metropolitan | 147 (84.5%) |
Regional | 15 (8.6%) |
Rural | 11 (6.3%) |
Proportion of pregnant women cared for who have asthma | |
None | 6 (3.4%) |
<10% | 108 (62.1%) |
11-20% | 52 (29.9%) |
>20% | 4 (2.3%) |
Assistance with asthma management | |
None | 120 (69.0%) |
Practice nurse | 34 (19.5%) |
Asthma educator | 4 (2.3%) |
Both an asthma educator and practice nurse | 3 (1.7%) |
Perceived asthma knowledge | |
Poor | 1 (0.6%) |
Average | 56 (32.2%) |
Good | 81 (46.6%) |
Very good | 35 (20.1%) |