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. 2022 May 5;24(5):e34302. doi: 10.2196/34302

Table 2.

CAPS-CPCAa virtual community of practice: characteristics of physician members who completed a baseline survey (N=222).

Characteristic Values, n (%)
Sex

Female 170 (80.2)

Male 38 (17.1)

Other or missing 6 (2.7)
Age (years)

<35 60 (27)

35 to 44 56 (25.2)

45 to 54 53 (23.9)

>54 47 (21.2)

Missing 6 (2.7)
Primary specialty

Family or general practice 156 (70.3)

Obstetrician-gynecologist 53 (23.9)

Medical student or resident 10 (4.5)

Other or missing 3 (1.4)
Province (% of Canadian population) [50]

Ontario (38.6) 82 (36.9)

British Columbia (13.5) 39 (17.6)

Quebec (22.6) 30 (13.5)

Nova Scotia (2.6) 17 (7.7)

Saskatchewan (3.1) 13 (5.9)

Alberta (11.6) 12 (5.4)

Manitoba (3.6) 6 (2.7)

Atlantic provincesb (3.9) 10 (4.5)

Northern territoriesc (0.3) 9 (4.1)

Missing 4 (1.8)
Residence location (% of Canadian population) [49]

Large metropolitan area (71.8) 94 (42.3)

Outside large metropolitan area (29.5) 123 (55.4)

Missing 5 (2.3)
Previous abortion experience

None 78 (35.1)

Medical and surgical 71 (32)

Medical only 36 (16.2)

Surgical only 33 (14.9)

Missing 4 (1.8)
Primary facility type

Private physician office 78 (35.2)

Community abortion or reproductive health clinic 40 (18)

General health care community or ambulatory clinic 25 (11.3)

Hospital-affiliated facility 54 (24.3)

Other 5 (2.3)

Missing 20 (9)
Other abortion services available in the community

Medical and surgical 134 (60.4)

Surgical only 33 (14.9)

Medical only 20 (9)

None 15 (6.8)

Missing 20 (9)
Do you currently, or do you plan to, prescribe mifepristone?

Yes 144 (64.9)

No 16 (7.2)

Missing 62 (27.9)

aCAPS-CPCA: Canadian Abortion Providers Support-Communauté de pratique canadienne sur l’avortement.

bNew Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island were combined because of small cell sizes.

cYukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut were combined because of small cell sizes.