Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of GP and practice characteristics, and antenatal care organization among 760 Danish general practitioners (2021).
| Explanatory variables | Category | Respondents | Non-respondents |
|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Respondents | Total | 760 (100.0) | 2,662 (100.0) |
| GP and practice characteristics | |||
| GP gender | Male | 330 (43.4) | 1,083 (40.7) |
| Female | 430 (56.6) | 1,579 (59.3) | |
| GP age in years | ≤45 | 210 (27.6) | 578 (21.7) |
| >45 and ≤60 | 422 (55.5) | 1,424 (53.5) | |
| >60 | 128 (16.8) | 660 (24.8) | |
| Practice type | Single-handed | 119 (15.7) | 545 (20.5) |
| Partnership | 641 (84.3) | 2,117 (79.5) | |
| Number of full-time capacities | 1 | 176 (23.2) | N/A |
| 2–4 | 495 (65.1) | N/A | |
| 5– | 89 (11.7) | N/A | |
| Patient load (number of patients/GP) | <1500 | 122 (16.1) | N/A |
| 1500–2000 | 558 (73.4) | N/A | |
| >2000 | 80 (10.5) | N/A | |
| Region | Capital Region | 193 (25.4) | 879 (33.0) |
| Region Zealand | 87 (11.4) | 351 (13.2) | |
| Region of Southern Denmark | 208 (27.4) | 587 (22.1) | |
| Central Denmark Region | 215 (28.3) | 596 (22.4) | |
| Region of Northern Denmark | 57 (7.5) | 249 (9.3) | |
| Organization of ANC | |||
| Time to 1st ANC consultation in minutes | <30 min | 68 (8.9) | N/A |
| 30 min | 347 (45.7) | N/A | |
| >30 min | 345 (45.4) | N/A | |
| Allocating extra time to ANC for vulnerable pregnant women | Never | 144 (18.9) | N/A |
| Rarely | 230 (30.3) | N/A | |
| Sometimes | 189 (24.9) | N/A | |
| Often | 132 (17.4) | N/A | |
| Always | 65 (8.6) | N/A | |
| Delegating ANC consultations fully to practice staff | No | 608 (80.0) | N/A |
| Yes | 152 (20.0) | N/A | |
| GP trainees doing 1st ANC consultation | Always/often | 49 (6.4) | N/A |
| Sometimes | 399 (52.5) | N/A | |
| Rarely | 151 (19.9) | N/A | |
| Never | 23 (3.0) | N/A | |
| No trainees | 138 (18.2) | N/A | |
| Prioritizing continuity in ANC between HCP and pregnant woman | Never | 8 (1.1) | N/A |
| Rarely | 13 (1.7) | N/A | |
| Sometimes | 39 (5.1) | N/A | |
| Often | 494 (65.0) | N/A | |
| Always | 206 (27.1) | N/A | |
For respondents, there were four missing values on GP age and 9 missing values on practice characteristics. For non-respondents, there were two missing values on gender, 18 on GP age and two on practice type. Missing data for responders and non-responders were allocated to the most frequent response categories.
GPs: general practitioners; ANC: antenatal care; HCP: healthcare professional; N/A, not answered.