. 2025 Feb 5;13:103. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02428-2

Table 1.

Demographic data for nurses, physicians, and counselors

Demographic information	Descriptive	Nurses (N = 173) n (%)	Physicians (N = 68) n (%)	Counselors (N = 148) n (%)
Gender	Male Female	70 (40.5) 103 (59.5)	43 (63.2) 25 (36.8)	16 (10.8) 132 (89.2)
Marital status	Single Married Other	41 (23.7) 123 (71.1) 9 (5.2)	40 (58.8) 27 (39.7) 1 (1.5)	125 (84.5) 17 (11.5) 6 (4.1)
Age (years)	M ± SD	36.32 ± 7.8	26.62 ± 3.58	22.39 ± 3.49
Educational level	Bachelor Master PhD	160 (92.5) 8 (4.6) 5 (2.9)	38 (55.9) 29 (42.6) 1 (1.5)	146 (98.6) 2 (1.4) 0 (0)
Experience level (Years)	0–5 6–10 > 10	26 (15) 47 (27.2) 100 (57.8)	34 (50) 26 (38.2) 8 (11.8)	107 (72.3) 34 (23) 7 (4.7)
Did you receive training regarding PFA	Yes No	49 (28.3) 124 (71.7)	13 (19.1) 55 (80.9)	35 (23.6) 113 (76.4)

Demographic information

Descriptive

Nurses (N = 173)
n (%)

Physicians (N = 68)
n (%)

Counselors (N = 148)
n (%)

Gender

Male

Female

70 (40.5)

103 (59.5)

43 (63.2)

25 (36.8)

16 (10.8)

132 (89.2)

Marital status

Single

Married

Other

41 (23.7)

123 (71.1)

9 (5.2)

40 (58.8)

27 (39.7)

1 (1.5)

125 (84.5)

17 (11.5)

6 (4.1)

Age (years)

M ± SD

36.32 ± 7.8

26.62 ± 3.58

22.39 ± 3.49

Educational level

Bachelor

Master

PhD

160 (92.5)

8 (4.6)

5 (2.9)

38 (55.9)

29 (42.6)

1 (1.5)

146 (98.6)

2 (1.4)

0 (0)

Experience level (Years)

0–5

6–10

> 10

26 (15)

47 (27.2)

100 (57.8)

34 (50)

26 (38.2)

8 (11.8)

107 (72.3)

34 (23)

7 (4.7)

Did you receive training regarding PFA

Yes

49 (28.3)

124 (71.7)

13 (19.1)

55 (80.9)

35 (23.6)

113 (76.4)

Notes: n (%): Number (Percentage), M ± SD: Mean ± Standard deviation