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Table 1 Participant Demographics

From: Gestational weight gain counselling practices among different antenatal health care providers: a qualitative grounded theory study

Characteristic

Midwife n (%)

Family Physician n(%)

Obstetrician n (%)

Total n (%)

# of Participants

6

7

5

18

Age

 25–34

1 (16.67)

2 (28.57)

0 (0.00)

3 (16.67)

 35–44

4 (66.67)

2 (28.57)

4 (80.00)

10 (55.56)

 45–54

0 (0)

1 (14.29)

1 (20.00)

2 (11.11)

 55–64

1 (16.67)

2 (28.57)

0 (0.00)

3 (16.67)

Gender

 F

6 (100)

85.71

5 (100.00)

17 (94.45)

 M

0 (0)

1 (14.29)

0 (0.00)

1 (5.56)

Highest Level of Education

 Bachelors

3 (50)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

3 (16.67)

 Graduate/Professional

3 (50)

6 (100.00)

5 (100.00)

14 (77.78)

 Doctorate

0 (0)

1 (14.29)

0 (0.00)

1 (5.56)

Years in Practise

 1 to 5

3 (50)

2 (28.57)

1 (20.00)

6 (33.33)

 6 to 10

2 (33.33)

1 (14.29)

1 (20.00)

4 (22.22)

 11 to 15

0 (0)

2 (28.57)

3 (60.00)

5 (5.56)

 16 to 20

0 (0)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

 21 to 25

1 (16.67)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

1 (5.56)

 26 +

0 (0)

2 (28.57)

0 (0.00)

2 (11.11)

BMI Categories

 Underweight < 18.5

0 (0)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

 Normal 18.5–24.9

1 (16.67)

7 (100.00)

3 (60.00)

11 (61.11)

 Overweight 25–29.9

2 (33.33)

0 (0.00)

1 (20.00)

3 (16.67)

 Obese 30 ≤

2 (33.33)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

2 (11.11)

 No response

1 (16.67)

0 (0.00)

1 (20.00)

2 (11.11)

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