Table 1 Participants demographic characteristics
From: Evaluation of COVID-19 ECHO training program for healthcare workers in India - A Mixed-Method Study
Characteristics | Doctors | Nurses | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 306 | 217 | 523 |
Age, mean (SD)a | 36.9 (10.6) | 35.2 (9.4) | 36.2 (10.1) |
Gender | |||
 Male | 161 (52.6%) | 18 (8.3%) | 179 (34.2%) |
 Female | 145 (47.4%) | 199 (91.7%) | 344 (65.8%) |
Education Qualification | |||
 MBBS | 202 (66.2%) | - | 202 (38.7%) |
 MD | 88 (28.9%) | - | 88 (16.9%) |
 BDS | 15 (4.9%) | - | 15 (2.9%) |
 Diploma-Nursing | - | 135 (62.2%) | 135 (25.9%) |
 BSc-Nursing | - | 71 (32.7%) | 71 (13.6%) |
 MSc-Nursing | - | 11 (5.1%) | 11 (2.1%) |
Caste | |||
 General | 171 (59.4%) | 120 (55.6%) | 291 (57.7%) |
 SC/ST | 39 (13.5%) | 35 (16.2%) | 74 (14.7%) |
 OBC | 78 (27.1%) | 61 (28.2%) | 139 (27.6%) |
Site of Practice | |||
 Primary | 107 (35.7%) | 107 (49.5%) | 214 (41.5%) |
 Secondary | 29 (9.7%) | 31 (14.4%) | 60 (11.6%) |
 Tertiary | 143 (47.7%) | 55 (25.5%) | 198 (38.4%) |
 Private | 17 (5.7%) | 19 (8.8%) | 36 (7.0%) |
 Others | 4 (1.3%) | 4 (1.9%) | 8 (1.6%) |
Location of Practice | |||
 Rural | 136 (44.9%) | 115 (53.0%) | 251 (48.3%) |
 Urban | 167 (55.1%) | 102 (47.0%) | 269 (51.7%) |
Work Experience, mean (SD)a | 8.1 (8.8) | 7.5 (8.2) | 7.8 (8.5) |
Source of ECHO sessions | |||
 Internet/ECHO Website | 174 (57.4%) | 65 (30.0%) | 239 (46.0%) |
 Colleagues | 47 (15.5%) | 61 (28.1%) | 108 (20.8%) |
 Social Media | 32 (10.6%) | 13 (6.0%) | 45 (8.7%) |
 Others | 50 (16.5%) | 78 (35.9%) | 128 (24.6%) |