Table 2.

Demographic data of attendees

	% (n)
Gender
Female	88.6% (n = 286)
Male	10.8% (n = 35)
Age
Mean	22.5 years
Range	17–51 years
Role
Student	50.3% (n = 163)
Patient or public attendee	20.4% (n = 66)
Professional	5.3% (n = 17)
Missing	24.1% (n = 78)
How attendees heard about the festival
Social Media	28.4% (n = 92)
Colleagues	28.1% (n = 91)
Poster/flyer	5.6% (n = 18)
Other organisation	9.0% (n = 29)
Other	21.9% (n = 68)
Missing	8.0%(n = 26)
Reasons for attending
Interest in or relevance of topic	46.9% (n = 152)
Wanted to increase knowledge and experience	32.1% (n = 104)
Invited	6.5% (n = 20)
No specific reason	4.0% (n = 13)
To share experience/represent community	3.4% (n = 11)
Opportunity to hear named speakers	3.1% (n = 10)
Missing	4.3% (n = 14)