Table 2

Interest in network activities (moderate & high interest only)


Number (Percentage) of respondents indicating moderate & high interest

Network activity
Category 1
Non-participants
Category 2
Participants
Category 3
Managers/Trainers
Category 4
Academics
Total
All respondents


n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Total number in categories
18 (100)
24 (100)
28 (100)
18 (100)
88 (100)
Events





Short courses (2–3 hrs)
11 (61)
18 (75)
24 (86)
5 (28)
58 (66)
Advanced courses (up to 2 days)
9 (50)
15 (63)
14 (50)
12 (67)
50 (57)
Writing workshop (8 × 1 hr)
7 (39)
11 (46)
13 (46)
6 (33)
37 (42)
State conference
8 (44)
13 (54)
18 (64)
13 (72)
52 (59)
Networking opportunities





Networking in general
9 (50)
13 (54)
14 (50)
13 (72)
49 (56)
Special interest groups
6 (33)
14 (58)
14 (50)
11 (61)
45 (51)
Journal club
4 (22)
8 (33)
5 (18)
6 (33)
23 (26)
Bulletin board/discussion forum
8 (44)
7 (29)
10 (36)
4 (22)
29 (33)
Email list server
8 (44)
13 (54)
19 (68)
12 (67)
52 (59)
Mentoring – receiving
6 (33)
14 (58)
12 (43)
10 (56)
42 (48)
Mentoring – giving
1 (6)
5 (21)
5 (18)
6 (33)
17 (19)
Website links e.g. training, funding, resources, primary health care journals
12 (67)
16 (67)
20 (71)
13 (72)
61 (69)

Ried et al. BMC Family Practice 2006 7:8   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-8