Question | Category | This Survey | NHPC [6] | CMTO[5] | AMTA [15] | X 2 (df), significance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Practitioner gender (%) | Male | 8.3 | 14.1 | 17 | 15 | 3.562 (3), p < 0.313 |
 | Female | 91.7 | 85.9 | 83 | 85 |  |
Years in practice (mean years) | Â | 8.3 (s.d. 6.2) (range: 0 to 37 yrs) | NP* | 5.5 | 7 | 0.566 (2), p = 0.753 |
Mean Hours Worked with client (mean hours) | Â | 20.5 (sd: 11.6, range 2 to 80) | 18.2 | 18.9 | 20 | 0.168 (3) p = 0.983 |
Top three work settings: Total/Primary** (%) | Private clinic | 44.0/32.2 | 41.8/NP* | 46/NP* | NC* | 3.59(4), p = 0.464 |
 | Home clinic | 34.3/29.7 | 42.2/NP* | 25/NP* | NC* |  |
 | Outcalls | 29.7/8.6 | 32.1/NP* | 29/NP* | NC* |  |
Municipality size (%) | Rural/small town settings (under 50,000) | 38.8 | NC* | NP* | NP* | Â |
 | Small cities (50,000 to 100,000) | 15.3 | NC* | NP* | NP* |  |
 | Cities over 100,000 population | 45.8 | 49.6 | NP* | NP* | z test of proportions: z = 1.383; p = 0.168 |
Return rate (%) | Â | 15.1 | 39.4*** | 18.2 | NP* | 14.437 (2); p < 0.001 |