Table 1

Demographics and practice information of respondents (n = 174)*

Characteristic

n (%)

Gender

Female

123 (70.7%)

Years of practice as a Family Practitioner

≤10years

23 (13.2%)

11-20years

63 (36.1%)

21-30years

63 (36.1%)

>30years

24 (13.7%)

Current practice location

Metropolitan

147 (84.5%)

Regional

15 (8.6%)

Rural

11 (6.3%)

Proportion of pregnant women cared for who have asthma

None

6 (3.4%)

<10%

108 (62.1%)

11-20%

52 (29.9%)

>20%

4 (2.3%)

Assistance with asthma management

None

120 (69.0%)

Practice nurse

34 (19.5%)

Asthma educator

4 (2.3%)

Both an asthma educator and practice nurse

3 (1.7%)

Perceived asthma knowledge

Poor

1 (0.6%)

Average

56 (32.2%)

Good

81 (46.6%)

Very good

35 (20.1%)

*Some numbers do not add up to 174 due to missing data

Lim et al. BMC Family Practice 2011 12:121   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-12-121