Table 2.
Characteristics of citations that used survey or interview methods
| Characteristic | No (%) |
| Total citations | 51 |
| Location of citation | |
| USA | 34 (66.7) |
| Canada | 8 (15.7) |
| USA and Canada | 1 (2.0) |
| Australia | 2 (3.9) |
| Turkey | 2 (3.9) |
| Nigeria | 2 (3.9) |
| Europe | 1 (2.0) |
| Multiple | 1 (2.0) |
| No of participants* | |
| <50 | 13 (25.5) |
| 51–99 | 14 (27.5) |
| 100–149 | 8 (15.7) |
| 150–199 | 6 (11.8) |
| 200–499 | 5 (9.8) |
| 500–999 | 4 (7.8) |
| >1000 | 1 (2.0) |
| Response rate | |
| <10% | 3 (5.9) |
| 10%–29% | 6 (11.8) |
| 30%–49% | 10 (19.6) |
| >50% | 12 (23.5) |
| Not reported | 20 (39.2) |
| Faculty status of participants | |
| Medical students | 0 |
| Residents | 22 (43.1) |
| Staff | 19 (37.3) |
| Combination of trainees and staff | 10 (19.60 |
| Discipline of practice | |
| Anaesthesia | 1 (2.0) |
| Cardiology | 2 (3.9) |
| Emergency medicine | 1 (2.0) |
| Family medicine | 5 (9.8) |
| General surgery | 2 (3.9) |
| Infectious disease | 1 (2.0) |
| Internal medicine | 1 (2.0) |
| Obstetrics and gynaecology | 2 (3.9) |
| Orthopaedic surgery | 1 (2.0) |
| Otolaryngology | 1 (2.0) |
| Paediatrics | 2 (3.9) |
| Radiation oncology | 1 (2.0) |
| Urology | 1 (2.0) |
| Surgical disciplines | 2 (3.9) |
| Combination of disciplines | 28 (54.9) |
*Number of breastfeeding mothers, not necessarily the total participants in the study.