Table 1 Demographic data for the study group (n = 111)
Gender (female) % (n) | 43% (48/111) |
|---|---|
Age (years)1 | 47 (11) |
Clinical role % (n) | |
General practitioner | 68% (75/111) |
Specialist trainee in primary care | 32% (36/111) |
Work experience (years)2 | 12 (9.7) -- 10 (3.0–20) |
Number of assessed children per month % (n) | |
< 5 | 36% (38/106) |
5–15 | 60% (64/106) |
> 15 | 3.8% (4/106) |
Access to all diagnostic methods3 | 81% (90/111) |
Not access to % (n): | |
otoscopy | 0% (0/111) |
pneumatic otoscopy | 7.2% (8/111) |
otomicroscopy | 5.4% (6/111) |
tympanometry | 2.7% (3/111) |
pneumatic otoscopy + otomicroscopy | 0.0090% (1/111) |
otomicroscopy + tympanometry | 0.0090% (1/111) |
unsure about other methods than otoscopy | 1.8% (2/111) |