Table 2. Baseline characteristics of study respondents (n=1,663).

Characteristic		Value
Sex
	Male	609 (36.6)
	Female	1,046 (62.9)
	No response	8 (0.5)
Medical specialization
	General pediatricians	657 (39.5)
	General practitioners	367 (22.1)
	Pediatric gastroenterologists	185 (11.1)
	Pediatric allergists	114 (6.9)
	Adult allergists	8 (0.5)
	Adult gastroenterologists	2 (0.1)
	Others*	322 (19.4)
	No response	8 (0.5)
Years in clinical practice
	≥10	909 (54.7)
	6 to 9	289 (17.4)
	2 to 5	387 (23.3)
	≤1	70 (4.2)
	No response	8 (0.5)
Type of institution or practice
	Tertiary-level hospital	584 (35.1)
	Private practice	579 (34.8)
	Secondary-level hospital	273 (16.4)
	Community healthcare centers or public health clinics	149 (9.0)
	Others	70 (4.2)
	No response	8 (0.5)

Values are presented as number (%).

^*Neonatologists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric intensivists, pediatric dieticians, nurses, and midwives.