Table 1.
Demographic characteristic of health professionals completed the in-depth interview
| Male (n=40) |
Female (n=55) |
Total (N=95) |
% | |
| Province | ||||
| Zhejiang | 10 | 14 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Guangdong | 12 | 12 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Shaanxi | 10 | 13 | 23 | 24.2 |
| Hunan | 8 | 16 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Hospital level | ||||
| General hospital | 11 | 20 | 31 | 32.6 |
| Children’s hospital | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Maternal and child health hospital | 16 | 16 | 32 | 33.7 |
| Community health service centre | 7 | 15 | 22 | 23.2 |
| Township hospital | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8.4 |
| Occupational category | ||||
| Doctors | 25 | 37 | 62 | 65.3 |
| Nurses | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.5 |
| Managers | 15 | 9 | 24 | 25.3 |
| Professional level | ||||
| Senior | 20 | 25 | 45 | 47.4 |
| Intermediate | 14 | 18 | 32 | 33.7 |
| Primary | 6 | 12 | 18 | 18.9 |