Table 1:

Study participants’ characteristics

CharacteristicNo. (%) of participants*
n = 44
Professional affiliation
 Family physician13 (30)
 Midwife12 (27)
 Nurse9 (20)
 Obstetrician10 (23)
Province of practice
 British Columbia13 (30)
 Manitoba7 (16)
 Nova Scotia5 (11)
 Ontario8 (18)
 Quebec11 (25)
Community of practice
 Rural (< 1000 inhabitants)3 (7)
 Small town (1000 to < 30 000 inhabitants)11 (25)
 Medium town (30 000 to < 100 000 inhabitants)3 (7)
 Urban centre (≥ 100 000 inhabitants)27 (61)
Years in practice
 Mean (range)13 (1–43)
 Median12
Provided antenatal Tdap vaccine at point of care18 (41)
  • Note: Tdap = tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and reduced acellular pertussis.

  • * Except where noted otherwise.