Table 1.

Training needs survey and training feedback survey participant demographics.

	Training needs analysis (N = 302)		Training feedback survey (N = 344)		p value
	n	%	n	%
Gender
Female	302	100.0	342	99.4	0.537
Male	0	0.0
Indeterminate/Intersex/Unspecified	0	0.0	2	0.6
Age (years)
18–25	0	0.0	2	0.6	0.064
26–30	3	1.0	14	4.1
31–35	15	5.0	32	9.3
36–40	20	6.6	23	6.7
41–45	26	8.6	31	9.0
46–50	39	12.9	42	12.2
51–55	66	21.9	53	15.4
56–60	78	25.8	80	23.3
61 or over	54	17.9	65	18.9
Prefer not to say	1	0.3	2	0.6
Highest level of education completed
Certificate or hospital qualification	4	1.3	4	1.2	0.841
Diploma	11	3.6	12	3.5
Undergraduate (Bachelor’s) Degree/s	13	4.3	22	6.4
Postgraduate Diploma/s	204	67.5	215	62.5
Master’s Degree/s	68	22.5	89	25.9
Doctoral Degree/s	1	0.3	1	0.3
Other	1	0.3	1	0.3
Years of practice as an MCH nurse
Less than 3	34	11.3	66	19.2	0.033
3–5	44	14.6	33	9.6
6–10	74	24.5	87	25.3
11–15	43	14.2	43	12.5
More than 15	107	35.4	115	33.4
Current professional titlea
MCH center nurse	221	73.2	214	62.2
MCH nurse reliever	30	9.9	34	9.9
MCH Site Coordinator/Team leader/Manager	17	5.6	49	14.2
Enhanced Home Visiting MCH nurse	39	12.9	42	12.2
ACCO MCH nurse	4	1.3	5	1.5
MCH Line Telephone Councilor	11	3.6	6	1.7
EPC nurse	7	2.3	6	1.7
MCH nurse student			30	8.7
Other	6	2.0	8	2.3
Average hours worked per week
Less than 7	3	1.0	23	6.7	0.004
7–15	29	9.6	38	11.0
16–25	98	32.5	107	31.1
26–30	55	18.2	47	13.7
More than 30	117	38.7	129	37.5
Area workplace is locatedb
Metropolitan area	206	71.5	239	70.7	0.822
Rural/regional area	82	28.5	99	29.3

^aParticipants were able to select more than one professional title if they worked in multiple roles. Therefore, differences between the groups were not able to be tested. ^bThose with multiple workplaces were asked to answer regarding their main role. ACCO, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organization; EPC, Early Parenting Centre; MCH, Maternal and Child Health.