Table 6 The association between practitioner characteristics and referrals made between naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners and Midwives
Practitioner and practice-related characteristics | Annual number of referrals made to a midwife | Annual number of referrals received from a midwife | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<6 (n = 22) | 6 or more (n = 16) | p-value | <6 (n = 20) | 6 or more (n = 17) | p-value | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Years of experience | 12.8 (10.2) | 9.8 (7.4) | 0.346 | 2.7 (1.9) | 2.9 (1.5) | 0.685 | |
Average case-load per month (all) | 35.1 (28.8) | 36.3(30.7) | 0.909 | 29.0 (27.1) | 40.0 (27.4) | 0.234 | |
| Â | % | % | Â | % | % | Â | |
Age | 22-44 | 29.2 | 56.3 | 0.087 | 30.0 | 41.2 | 0.478 |
| Â | >44 | 70.8 | 43.7 | Â | 70.0 | 58.8 | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Diploma | 41.2 | 50.0 | 0.114 | 40.0 | 45.4 | 0.497 | |
Under-graduate | 41.2 | 8.3 | Â | 40.0 | 18.2 | Â | |
Post-graduate | 17.6 | 41.7 | Â | 20.0 | 36.4 | Â | |