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Table 1 Summary of participant characteristics

From: Development of a scale to evaluate midwives’ beliefs about assessing alcohol use during pregnancy

Characteristic

n (%)a

Sex (n = 159)

 

 Female

157 (98.7)

 Male

2 (1.3)

Main region of work (n = 158)

 

 South

76 (48.1)

 Central

48 (30.4)

 North

34 (21.5)

Age category (n = 154)

 

 20–29 years

19 (12.3)

 30–39 years

23 (14.9)

 40–49 years

37 (24.0)

 50–59 years

61 (39.6)

 60–69 years

14 (9.1)

Years worked as a midwife (n = 159)

 

 Less than 10

52 (32.7)

 10 or more

107 (67.3)

Years worked as a midwife in the WACHS (n = 157)

 

 Less than 10

109 (69.4)

 10 or more

48 (30.6)

Model of care (n = 145)

 

 Hospital-based team

78 (53.8)

 General practitioner-based (shared care or general practitioner-led care)

51 (35.2)

 Other (team or community midwifery, caseload midwifery, antenatal midwives clinic)

16 (11.0)

Completed specific training on BI at orientation (n = 155)

 

 Yes

40 (25.8)

 No

115 (74.2)

Completed specific training on BI within the last 2 years (n = 154)

 

 Yes

54 (35.1)

 No

100 (64.9)

Aware of policy on assessment of alcohol consumption during pregnancy (n = 151)

 

 Yes

99 (65.6)

 No

52 (34.4)

  1. aProportion of valid responses
  2. General practitioner general medical practitioner
  3. WACHS Western Australian Country Health Service
  4. BI brief intervention for alcohol use during pregnancy