Table 2 Health professional demographics.
Demographic characteristic | Number of respondents n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 26 (17.9) |
Female | 119 (82.1%) | |
Age | 18–30 | 41 (28.3) |
31–45 | 48 (33.1) | |
46–60 | 42 (29.0) | |
>60 | 14 (9.7) | |
Role | Clinical | 120 (74.1) |
Research | 15 (9.3) | |
Teaching | 5 (3.1) | |
Administration | 5 (3.1) | |
Other | 17 (10.5) | |
Years working | Less than 5 years | 38 (26.2) |
5–10 years | 27 (18.6) | |
11–20 years | 37 (25.5) | |
More than 20 years | 43 (29.7) | |
Occupation | Clinical Geneticist | 20 (13.8) |
Genetic Counsellor | 67 (46.2) | |
Paediatrician | 10 (6.9) | |
Newborn Screening | 8 (5.5) | |
Midwife | 18 (12.4) | |
Molecular Genetics | 10 (6.9) | |
Other (laboratory worker) | 12 (8.3) | |
Sector | Public | 106 (73.1) |
Private | 16 (11.0) | |
Evenly in both | 13 (9.0) | |
Not applicable | 10 (6.9) | |
Geography | Metropolitan | 103 (71.0) |
Regional | 14 (9.7) | |
Rural | 4 (2.8) | |
State-wide | 24 (16.6) |
