Table 2 Healthcare Professionals’ Characteristics
Characteristic | % of Health Professionals n = 184 |
|---|---|
Age | |
Mean (SD) | 41.8 (10.3) |
Gender | |
Female | 78.3 |
Male | 19.0 |
Main field of practice | |
Genetic counselor | 29.3 |
Obstetrician Gynecologist | 28.8 |
Clinical geneticist | 9.8 |
Nurse | 6.5 |
Midwife | 5.4 |
General Practitioner | 3.8 |
Other | 16.4 |
Years of practice | |
Mean (SD) | 12.4 (9.5) |
Province of practice | |
BC | 15.8 |
AB | 13.0 |
MB | 0.5 |
ON | 35.3 |
QC | 28.3 |
Atlantic Provinces | 3.8 |
Territories (Nunavut/NWT/Yukon) | 0.5 |
Practice environment | |
Public hospital | 50.0 |
Research hospital | 20.7 |
Private practice | 15.2 |
Public health organization | 5.4 |
Other | 8.7 |
Years of experience in prenatal setting | |
Mean (SD) | 10.6 (9.3) |
Approx. # of prenatal patients seen in prenatal setting per week | |
Mean (SD) | 28 (76) |
Approx. % of patients at ‘high risk’ for Down syndrome | |
Mean (SD) | 26.7 (28.3) |
Experience in prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome | 87.5 |
Currently offering NIPT | 73.6 |
Down syndrome screening currently offering | |
Integrated prenatal screening (IPS) | 62.7 |
NIPT | 55.1 |
First trimester screening | 38.9 |
Quad screening | 30.8 |
Serum IPS | 30.8 |
Triple screening | 12.4 |