Table 2.
Characteristics of the study group
| Profession | Count (n) | Age (y) | Sex |
Prior respiratory symptoms? |
Antibiotics taken? |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| 2014 Winter | ||||||||
| Medical student | 18 | 25.7 ± 2.2 | 9 (50.0) | 9 (50.0) | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | 0 | 18 |
| Nurse | 33 | 40.3 ± 10.2 | 3 (9.1) | 30 (90.9) | 12 (36.4) | 21 (63.3) | 4 (12.1) | 29 (87.9) |
| Physician | 6 | 41.3 ± 8.0 | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) |
| Resident | 43 | 32.0 ± 5.6 | 21 (48.8) | 22 (51.2) | 13 (30.2) | 30 (69.8) | 2 (4.7) | 41 (95.3) |
| Total | 100 | 34.1 ± 9.0 | 36 | 64 | 28 | 72 | 7 | 93 |
| 2014 Summer | ||||||||
| Medical student | 16 | 26.4 ± 2.4 | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) | 0 | 16 | 1 (6.3) | 15 (93.8) |
| Nurse | 47 | 37.8 ± 11.8 | 3 (6.4) | 44 (93.6) | 4 (8.5) | 43 (91.5) | 4 (8.5) | 43 (91.5) |
| Physician | 5 | 43.0 ± 11.8 | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Resident | 32 | 31.2 ± 6.4 | 15 (46.9) | 17 (53.1) | 2 (6.3) | 30 (93.8) | 2 (6.3) | 30 (93.8) |
| Total | 100 | 34.2 ±10.1 | 31 | 69 | 6 | 94 | 7 | 93 |
NOTE. Data are expressed as counts (percentages), mean ± SD, or as otherwise indicated.