Table 2 Number and percentage of participants identifying barrier to CPD by work setting
Barrier | Total N (%) N = 281 | Work Setting N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Private N = 152 | Public N = 129 | |||
Activities are held during working hours | 183 (65.1) | 99 (65.1) | 84 (65.1) | 0.998 |
Activities are held during the weekends | 53 (18.9) | 15 (9.9) | 38 (29.5) | < 0.001* |
Cost | 124 (44.1) | 77 (50.7) | 47 (36.4) | 0.017* |
Current activities are of no interest to me | 41 (14.6) | 26 (17.1) | 15 (11.6) | 0.195 |
Lack of accessible venue | 36 (12.8) | 12 (15.8) | 24 (9.3) | 0.105 |
Lack of administrative support | 57 (20.3) | 33 (21.7) | 24 (18.6) | 0.519 |
Lack of time | 81 (28.8) | 31 (20.4) | 50 (38.8) | < 0.001* |
Work commitments | 107 (38.1) | 53 (34.9) | 54 (41.9) | 0.229 |