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Table 1 Sociodemographic data of obstetricians and details of their practice before the intervention (n = 241)

From: Academic detailing and adherence to guidelines for Group B streptococci prenatal screening: a randomized controlled trial

 

ADa

DM

C

p-value

 

N=76

N=76

N=89

 

Age (in years), mean b

45.6±8.6

45.7±8.0

46.1±8.0

p=0.90

Female, % c

75.0

63.2

62.9

p=0.251

Time elapsed since graduation in medicine (in years), mean b

21.2±8.5

21.2±7.7

21.1±8.1

p=0.99

Time in healthcare plan (in years), mean b

15.5±8.1

15.7±6.6

16.3±7.2

p=0.84

Obstetricians who had requested GBS screening pre-intervention d, % c

31.6

26.3

37.1

p=0.33

Pregnant women tested for GBS pre-intervention d, n and (%) c

38/240 (15.8)

59/346 (17.05)

69/322 (21.42)

p=0.19

  1. a AD: Academic detailing; DM: direct mail; C: control group; Data are presented as b mean ± standard deviation, c numbers (percentage); d Group B streptococcus (GBS) screening in the 3 months before the intervention.