Table 1.
Demographics of survey participants responded to quantitative and open-ended questions.
| Demographics | General Practitioners (GPs) n (%) |
Community Pharmacists (CPs) n (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Responses |
Quantitative Responses (N = 386) |
Qualitative Responses (N = 212) |
Quantitative Responses (N = 613) |
Qualitative Responses (N = 592) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 195 (51.1%) | 112 (50.6%) | 272 (44.4%) | 268 (45.3%) |
| Female | 186 (48.8%) | 109 (49.4%) | 341 (55.6%) | 324 (54.7%) |
| Education | ||||
| B. Med science/B. Pharm | 4 (1.0%) | 4 (1.8%) | 518 (84.6%) | 515 (87.0%) |
| MBBS | 305 (79.4%) | 150 (67.8%) | - | - |
| MD | 31(8.0%) | 28 (12.6%) | - | - |
| Masters | 39 (10.1%) | 35 (16.8%) | 71 (11.6%) | 71 (12.0%) |
| PhD | 5 (1.30%) | 4 (1.8%) | 6 (1.0%) | 6 (1.0%) |
| Years of GP/pharmacy practice | ||||
| ≤5 | 20 (5.2%) | 18 (8.1%) | 159 (26.1%) | 156 (26.4%) |
| 610 | 43 (11.1%) | 40 (18.0%) | 142 (23.3%) | 139 (23.5%) |
| >10 | 322 (83.6%) | 163 (73.7%) | 308 (50.6%) | 297 (50.2%) |
| Current GP practice/pharmacy practice location | ||||
| Metro | 234 (60.9%) | 97(43.9%) | 328 (53.9%) | 322 (54.4%) |
| Regional | 74 (19.2%) | 58 (26.2%) | 146 (24.0%) | 140 (23.6%) |
| Rural | 62 (16.1%) | 54 (24.4%) | 122 (20.1%) | 119 (20.1%) |
| Remote | 14 (3.6%) | 12 (5.4%) | 12 (2.0%) | 11 (1.9%) |
| State of work | ||||
| NSW (New South Wales) | 104 (27.0%) | 60 (27.1%) | 137 (22.4%) | 134 (22.6%) |
| VIC (Victoria) | 105 (27.2%) | 45 (20.3%) | 105 (17.0%) | 101 (17.1%) |
| QLD (Queensland) | 73 (18.9%) | 42 (19.0%) | 139 (22.7%) | 134 (22.6%) |
| ACT (Australian Capital Territory) | 5 (1.2%) | 4 (1.8%) | 9 (1.5%) | 9 (1.5%) |
| SA (South Australia) | 39(10.1%) | 22 (9.9%) | 95 (15.5%) | 94 (15.9%) |
| WA (Western Australia) | 36 (9.3%) | 18 (8.1%) | 72 (11.8%) | 71 (12.0%) |
| TAS (Tasmania) | 18 (4.6%) | 15 (6.7%) | 47 (7.7%) | 41 (6.9%) |
| NT (Northern Territory) | 5 (1.3%) | 5 (2.2%) | 9 (1.5%) | 9 (1.5%) |
| Medical/Pharmacy training | ||||
| Outside Australia | 124 (32.2%) | 70 (31.6%) | 61 (10.0%) | 48 (8.1%) |
| Inside Australia | 261 (67.7%) | 151(68.3%) | 552 (90.0%) | 544 (91.9%) |
| Completion of antimicrobial modules | ||||
| Yes | 105 (27.4%) | 86 (38.9%) | 115 (18.8%) | 112 (18.9%) |
| No | 200 (52.2%) | 103 (46.6%) | 280 (45.8%) | 270 (45.6%) |
| Not aware | 78 (20.3%) | 32 (14.4%) | 216 (35.4%) | 209 (35.3%) |