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Table 1 Characteristics of 1608 participants by type of KT method (N (%) or mean ± SD of column total unless otherwise specified)

From: Magnesium sulphate for fetal neuroprotection: benefits and challenges of a systematic knowledge translation project in Canada

 

e-learning module (N = 1274)

Site visits (N = 146*)

Barriers & Facilitators Survey (N = 188†)

Health care provider type

 Physicians

458 (35.9 %)

59 (40.4 %)

92 (48.9 %)

  Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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18

33

  General Obs/Gyn

168

26

37

  General Practice

200

0

0

  Anaesthesia

15

4

2

  Pediatrics/Neonatology

75

11

11

  Unclassified

0

0

9

 Nurses

439 (34.5 %)

57 (39.0 %)

87 (46.3 %)

  Registered nurse

412

56

80

  Nurse practitioner

25

1

0

  Licensed practical nurse

3

0

0

  Unclassified

0

0

7

 Other

177 (13.9 %)

20 (13.7 %)

7 (3.7 %)

  Midwife

4

1

2

  Medical resident

9

3

2

  Medical student

7

1

0

  Research staff

5

14

1

  Pharmacist

150

1

1

  Administration

2

0

1

 Unclassified

200 (15.7 %)

10 (6.8 %)

2 (1.1 %)

Province/Territory

 British Columbia

162 (12.7 %)

10 (6.8 %)

21 (11.2 %)

 Alberta

234 (18.4 %)

80 (54.8 %)

15 (8.0 %)

 Saskatchewan

45 (3.5 %)

8 (5.5 %)

16 (8.5 %)

 Manitoba

50 (3.9 %)

0

0

 Ontario

517 (40.6 %)

25 (17.1 %)

58 (30.9 %)

 Quebec

87 (6.8 %)

5 (3.4 %)

14 (7.4 %)

 Newfoundland

35 (2.7 %)

6 (4.1 %)

17 (9.0 %)

 New Brunswick

82 (6.4 %)

12 (8.2 %)¶

34 (18.1 %)

 Nova Scotia

35 (2.7 %)

13 (6.9 %)

 Prince Edward Island

6 (0.5 %)

0

0

 Yukon

6 (0.5 %)

0

0

 NWT

9 (0.7)

0

0

 Nunavut

5 (0.4)

0

0

 Unknown

1 (0.0 %)

0

0

Works in a tertiary perinatal unit

472 (37.0 %)

146 (100 %)

188 (100 %)

 Small (<3000 del/yr)

128/472 (27.1 %)

13/146 (8.9 %)

51/188 (27.1 %)

 Medium (3000–4999 del/yr)

52/472 (11.0 %)

48/146 (32.9 %)

29/188 (15.4 %)

 Large (≥5000 del/yr)

291/472 (61.7 %)

85/146 (58.2 %)

108/188 (57.5 %)

 Missing

1/472 (0.2 %)

0

0

  1. NWT (Northwest Territories), Del (deliveries), KT (knowledge translation), Obs/Gyn (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
  2. Note that the total % is broken down in various ways; each area until a bolded row adds to 100 %
  3. * 13 sites were covered by 10 sites visits, as three small sites joined the visit at a larger centre
  4. † Questionnaires were completed at 12/18 MAG-CP sites
  5. ‡ Not available as an option in the e-learning module
  6. ¶ Representatives from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia attended the site visit in Nova Scotia