Table 2.
Healthcare Professionals’ Characteristics
| Characteristic | % of Health Professionals n = 184 |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) | 41.8 (10.3) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 78.3 |
| Male | 19.0 |
| Main field of practice | |
| Genetic counselor | 29.3 |
| Obstetrician Gynecologist | 28.8 |
| Clinical geneticist | 9.8 |
| Nurse | 6.5 |
| Midwife | 5.4 |
| General Practitioner | 3.8 |
| Other | 16.4 |
| Years of practice | |
| Mean (SD) | 12.4 (9.5) |
| Province of practice | |
| BC | 15.8 |
| AB | 13.0 |
| MB | 0.5 |
| ON | 35.3 |
| QC | 28.3 |
| Atlantic Provinces | 3.8 |
| Territories (Nunavut/NWT/Yukon) | 0.5 |
| Practice environment | |
| Public hospital | 50.0 |
| Research hospital | 20.7 |
| Private practice | 15.2 |
| Public health organization | 5.4 |
| Other | 8.7 |
| Years of experience in prenatal setting | |
| Mean (SD) | 10.6 (9.3) |
| Approx. # of prenatal patients seen in prenatal setting per week | |
| Mean (SD) | 28 (76) |
| Approx. % of patients at ‘high risk’ for Down syndrome | |
| Mean (SD) | 26.7 (28.3) |
| Experience in prenatal diagnosis for Down syndrome | 87.5 |
| Currently offering NIPT | 73.6 |
| Down syndrome screening currently offering | |
| Integrated prenatal screening (IPS) | 62.7 |
| NIPT | 55.1 |
| First trimester screening | 38.9 |
| Quad screening | 30.8 |
| Serum IPS | 30.8 |
| Triple screening | 12.4 |