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Table 3 Characteristic of the health professionals participating in the survey

From: Implementing routine paediatric height/length and weight screening and weight management advice by clinicians: an evaluation

 

Overall

High implementation sites

Low implementation sites

n

%

n

%

n

%

What is your healthcare profession? (N 285)

 Medical

6

2%

5

2%

1

2%

 Nursing

151

53%

131

60%

20

31%

 Allied Health

108

38%

79

36%

29

45%

 Oral Health

16

6%

1

1%

15

23%

 Aboriginal Health Worker

4

1%

4

2%

0

0%

How long have you been working in this profession? (N 285)

 less than 1 year

13

5%

11

5%

2

3%

 1 to 4 years

65

23%

51

23%

14

22%

 5 to 9 years

58

20%

47

21%

11

17%

 10 to 14 years

52

18%

38

17%

14

22%

 15 to 19 years

27

10%

16

7%

11

17%

 20 years or greater

70

25%

57

26%

13

20%

What is your current role in your team? (N 281)

 Executive/senior management

11

4%

10

5%

1

1%

 Clinician

270

96%

206

95%

64

99%

What setting do you work in most of the time? (N 285)

 Primary and Community Health

113

40%

113

51%

0

0%

 Outpatient

44

15%

0

0%

44

68%

 Hospital

106

37%

106

48%

0

0%

 Emergency

6

2%

0

0%

6

9%

 Oral Health

16

6%

1

1%

15

23%

Do you still work for SWSLHD? (N 284)

 Yes

277

98%

213

97

64

99

 No

7

2%

6

3%

1

1%

What proportion of your work is with CYP (2 to 17 years)? (N 281)

 0-25%

68

24%

46

21%

22

34%

 25-50%

27

10%

14

7%

13

20%

 50-75%

26

9%

18

8%

8

12%

 75-100%

150

57%

138

64%

22

34%