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.