Table 2 Descriptive statistics
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Male | 49 (49%) |
Age of respondents (n = 100) | |
 Under 25 years | 3 (3%) |
 25 to 34 years | 49 (49%) |
 35 to 44 years | 33 (33%) |
 45 to 54 years | 14 (14%) |
 55 to 64 years | 1 (1%) |
 65 years and over | 0 (0%) |
Number of beds in hospital (n = 98) | |
 Less than 500 | 21 (21%) |
 500–1000 | 47 (48%) |
 More than 1000 | 30 (31%) |
Main occupation (n = 98) | |
 Consultant | 30 (31%) |
 Staff grade or associate specialist | 4 (4%) |
 Pre-registration doctors | 9 (9%) |
 Core medical trainee | 16 (16%) |
 Specialty registrars | 35 (36%) |
 Non-medical prescriber (e.g. nurse or pharmacist) | 1 (1%) |
 Other occupations | 3 (3%) |
Primary clinical specialty (n = 98) | |
 Acute or general medicine | 57 (58%) |
 Microbiology or infectious diseases | 14 (14%) |
 Non-infection related medical specialty | 9 (9%) |
 No primary clinical specialty | 3 (3%) |
 Other | 15 (15%) |
Risk score out of 10, mean (SD) (n = 97)1 | 6.1 (1.8) |