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Table 3 Health Professional Survey: respondent demographics

From: Diabetes care in remote Australia: the antenatal, postpartum and inter-pregnancy period

Characteristic

Frequency (%)

Main work setting (n = 82)

 Top End Regional or Remote

17 (20)

 Top End Urban

28 (34)

 Central Australia Regional or Remote

20 (24)

 Central Australia Urban

17 (21)

Time in position (n = 82)

 1 year

23 (28)

 1–5 years

24 (29)

 5–10 years

14 (17)

 > 10 years

21 (26)

Primary work place (n = 75)

 General Practice

11 (15)

 Health Centre

32 (43)

 Hospital

13 (17)

 Other

19 (25)

Client base (n = 78)

 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander women

48 (62)

 Non Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Women

8 (10)

 Mixed

22 (28)

What percentage of women with DIP have you seen for pre-pregnancy counselling? (n = 55)

 0–20%

43 (78)

 20–40%

5 (9)

 > 40%

7 (14)

What percentage of women would you also see post-partum? (n = 56)

 0–20%

20 (36)

 20–40%

12 (21)

 > 40%

24 (43)