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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and self-reported computer skills among IMCI practitioners

From: Electronic Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (eIMCI): a randomized controlled trial to evaluate an electronic clinical decision-making support system for management of sick children in primary health care facilities in South Africa

N=30

pIMCI group

n (%)

eIMCI group

n (%)

All

n (%)

Age

Mean 38 (27-52)

SD 8.7

Mean 43 (26-59)

SD10.5

Mean 40 (26-59)

SD 9.8)

Gender

 Male

3

2

5

 Female

12

13

25

Race

 African

15

14

29

 Indian

0

1

1

How long ago were you trained in IMCI

 Less than 1 year ago

2

0

2

 1 to < 3 years ago

6

5

11

 3 to < 6 years ago

1

3

4

 More than 6 years ago

4

6

10

 Cannot remember

2

1

3

How confident do you feel about using a computer?

 Not very confident

5

6

11

 Somewhat confident

5

5

10

 Very confident

0

3

3

 Missing data

5

1

6

Ever attended computer training

1

4

5

Owns their own computer

2

3

5