Table 2 Participant characteristics
From: Perspectives about the baby friendly hospital/health initiative in Australia: an online survey
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (n = 169) | ||
 20–40 years | 47 | 27.8 |
 40–60 years | 105 | 62.1 |
 Over 60 years | 17 | 10.1 |
Level of Education (n = 169) | ||
 High school | 2 | 1.2 |
 Some college-tertiary education | 1 | 0.6 |
 Diploma | 10 | 5.9 |
 Undergraduate degree | 37 | 21.9 |
 Postgraduate degree | 119 | 70.4 |
Occupation (n = 163) | ||
Nurses and/or midwives (n = 91) | ||
 RN-RM | 32 | 19.6 |
 RM | 28 | 17.2 |
 RN | 9 | 5.5 |
 CFH Nurse | 9 | 5.5 |
 Clinical Midwife Consultant (CMC) | 4 | 2.5 |
 NUM | 3 | 1.8 |
 Paed Nurse | 3 | 1.8 |
 CFH Nurse- Paed Nurse | 2 | 1.2 |
 Enrolled nurse | 1 | 0.6 |
LCs & peer supporters (n = 38) | ||
 Lactation consultants | 31 | 19.0 |
 Peer supporters | 7 | 4.3 |
Research, education, accreditation (n = 25) | ||
 Educators | 10 | 6.1 |
 Researchers | 9 | 5.5 |
 BFHI accreditors | 6 | 3.7 |
Other health professions (n = 6) | ||
 Senior policy officer | 1 | 0.6 |
 Medical practitioner | 1 | 0.6 |
 Aboriginal health officer | 1 | 0.6 |
 Laboratory technician (breastfeeding counsellor)* | 1 | 0.6 |
 Psychologist (doula) | 1 | 0.6 |
 Chiropractor | 1 | 0.6 |
Other professions (n = 3) | ||
 Herbalist (home birth) | 1 | 0.6 |
 Community worker | 1 | 0.6 |
 Manager (not specified) | 1 | 0.6 |
Years of work experience (n = 156) | ||
 None | 2 | 1.3 |
 Less than 1 year | 5 | 3.2 |
 1–5 years | 17 | 10.9 |
 6–10 years | 28 | 17.9 |
 11–20 years | 43 | 27.6 |
 Over 20 years | 61 | 39.1 |
Work experience in the past month# (n = 162) | ||
 0–8 h | 26 | 16 |
 1–5 days | 21 | 13 |
 6–10 days | 21 | 13 |
 11–20 days | 76 | 46.9 |
 21–30 days | 18 | 11.1 |
State or Territory of practice (n = 169) | ||
 Australian Capital Territory | 6 | 3.6 |
 Northern Territory | 1 | 0.3 |
 New South Wales | 67 | 39.6 |
 Queensland | 45 | 26.5 |
 South Australia | 10 | 5.9 |
 Tasmania | 13 | 7.7 |
 Victoria | 16 | 9.5 |
 Western Australia | 11 | 6.5 |