Table 3.
Characteristics of respondents, stratified by training level
| Training level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overall, N = 124a | Attending, N = 109a | Fellowship, N = 3a | Residency, N = 12a | p-valueb |
| Gender | 0.9 | ||||
| Female | 35% (41/118) | 34% (35/103) | 33% (1/3) | 42% (5/12) | |
| Male | 65% (77/118) | 66% (68/103) | 67% (2/3) | 58% (7/12) | |
| Non-binary - prefers not to tell | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Training year | NA | ||||
| 1 | - | - | 0% (0/3) | 33% (4/12) | |
| 2 | - | - | 100% (3/3) | 17% (2/12) | |
| 3 | - | - | - | 25% (3/12) | |
| 4 | - | - | - | 25% (3/12) | |
| Specialty | 0.006 | ||||
| EM | 8.1% (10/124) | 6.4% (7/109) | 0% (0/3) | 25% (3/12) | |
| Ob/Gyn | 4.8% (6/124) | 2.8% (3/109) | 33% (1/3) | 17% (2/12) | |
| Radiology | 87% (108/124) | 91% (99/109) | 67% (2/3) | 58% (7/12) | |
| Frequency of decision for pregnant patients | > 0.9 | ||||
| 1.Never | 1.6% (2/124) | 1.8% (2/109) | 0% (0/3) | 0% (0/12) | |
| 2.Rarely (< 1 per week) | 49% (61/124) | 49% (53/109) | 67% (2/3) | 50% (6/12) | |
| 3.Sometimes (> 1 per week) | 31% (38/124) | 30% (33/109) | 33% (1/3) | 33% (4/12) | |
| 4.Often (> 1 per day) | 12% (15/124) | 13% (14/109) | 0% (0/3) | 8.3% (1/12) | |
| 5.Always (> 1 per shift) | 6.5% (8/124) | 6.4% (7/109) | 0% (0/3) | 8.3% (1/12) | |
| Likert scale for frequency (1–5) | 2.0 [2.0–3.0] | 2.0 [2.0–3.0] | 2.0 [2.0–2.5] | 2.5 [2.0–3.0] | 0.8 |
| Confidence level | < 0.001 | ||||
| 1.Not at all | 1.6% (2/124) | 0% (0/109) | 0% (0/3) | 17% (2/12) | |
| 2.Slightly | 10% (13/124) | 8.3% (9/109) | 33% (1/3) | 25% (3/12) | |
| 3.Fairly | 47% (58/124) | 46% (50/109) | 33% (1/3) | 58% (7/12) | |
| 4.Very | 41% (51/124) | 46% (50/109) | 33% (1/3) | 0% (0/12) | |
| Likert scale for confidence (1–4) | 3.0 [3.0–4.0] | 3.0 [3.0–4.0] | 3.0 [2.5–3.5] | 3.0 [2.0–3.0] | < 0.001 |
| Knowledge Source | 0.004 | ||||
| ACR | 48% (60/124) | 51% (56/109) | 33% (1/3) | 25% (3/12) | |
| Asking attending physician/ colleagues | 18% (22/124) | 14% (15/109) | 0% (0/3) | 58% (7/12) | |
| Other sources | 34% (42/124) | 35% (38/109) | 67% (2/3) | 17% (2/12) | |
a: % (n/N); Median [IQR]
b: Fisher’s exact test; Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test
ACR: American college of radiology; EM: Emergency medicine; IQR: Inter-quartile range; Ob/Gyn: Obstetrics and gynecology