Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents (n=120)
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (y) | |
| <30 | 61 (50.8) |
| ≥30 | 59 (49.2) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 94 (78.3) |
| Male | 26 (21.7) |
| Professional role | |
| Clinician1 | 21 (17.5) |
| Nurse | 99 (82.5) |
| Work position | |
| Manager2 | 12 (10.0) |
| Healthcare worker | 108 (90.0) |
| Clinical ward | |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 48 (40.0) |
| Trauma and orthopedics | 28 (23.3) |
| General surgery | 26 (21.7) |
| Infectious and tropical disease | 18 (15.0) |
| Years of experience (y)3 | |
| <5 | 47 (39.2) |
| 5-10 | 50 (41.7) |
| 10-20 | 13 (10.8) |
| >20 | 10 (8.3) |
| Frequent access to clinical information (via various sources) | |
| No | 28 (23.3) |
| Yes | 92 (76.6) |
| Main source of access to clinical information | |
| Mass media (Internet, medical journals, television, radio) | 10 (8.5) |
| Training | 107 (91.5) |
1
Clinicians: physicians from 4 clinical wards.
2
Managers: heads and/or vice heads of the wards who play both doctorial and managerial roles.
3
In Vietnam, as there is no formal document defining the 5-year increments in classifying the experience of health professionals, we used this scale for ranking work seniority based on the social preference.