Table I.

Background characteristics of respondents.

	Physicians n = 69 n (%)	Nurses n = 80 n (%)
Age (years)
<40	20 (29)	11 (14)
40–49	35 (51)	34 (43)
≥50	14 (20)	35 (44)
Sex
Female	59 (85.5)	80 (100)
Male	10 (14.5)	0 (0)
Specialist training
Specialist in general practice	34 (49)
Trainee in general practice	5 (7)
Other specialist degree	8 (12)
Non-specialist	20 (29)
Missing information	2 (3)
Nurse education (multiple choice)
Public health nurse		77 (96)
Midwife		32 (40)
Both		29 (36)
Specific training in sexual health counselling	0 (0)	3 (4)
Work experience at health centre, years
0–10	23 (33)	18 (22.5)
>10	46 (67)	62 (77.5)