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Table 2 Study population characteristics

From: Health professionals’ preferences with the use of pegfilgrastim on-body injector at oncology centers in 8 cities in Colombia

Variable

Participants

n = 60

n

%

Age in years a

37,8 (5,54)

37,5 (34,87 − 41,78)

Age group

  

20–30 years old

5

8,3

30–40 years old

36

60

40–50 years old

19

31,7

Gender

279

 

Female

36

60

Male

24

40

City where participants work

  

Bogotá

44

73,33

Medellín

8

13,33

Cali

3

5,00

Barranquilla

1

1,67

Bucaramanga

1

1,67

Montería

1

1,67

Neiva

1

1,67

Pereira

1

1,67

Professional degree

  

Nurse/ oncology nurse

14

23,33

Head nurse

7

11,67

Haemato-oncologist

6

10,00

Hematologists

6

10,00

General Practitioner

18

30,00

Oncologists

9

15,00

Years of professional experience a

10,13 (5,53)

9 (5,5–14)

Medical practice facility

  

Oncology Reference Center/Hospital

32

53,33

Other Hospital / Academic Clinic

19

31,67

Clinic/ Non-academic hospital

10

16,67

Private Practice Group

3

5,00

Facility in which patients receive immunotherapy

 

Both inpatient and outpatient cases

40

66,67

Outpatient / non-hospital consultation

2

3,33

Hospital Outpatient consultation

3

5,00

Inpatient

3

5,00

Inpatient or ambulatory consultation

12

20,00

  1. a Values reported in terms of mean (standard deviation) and median (p25-p75)