Profile of respondents to Contraception Survey
Profile of respondents to Contraception Survey
A total of 275 providers participated in the 2000 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey, which monitors contraceptive trends and family planning issues among health care workers in the family planning field. Results were tallied and analyzed by American Health Consultants in Atlanta, publisher of CTU.More than 80% of responses came from nurse practitioners or registered nurses. Physicians represented about 6% of the responses, with allied health professionals and health educators comprising 4% of the response group. About 8% listed other professions. About 85% of respondents identified themselves as care providers, with nearly 10% involved in administration.
Almost half of the respondents said they worked at public health facilities, with more than 15% working in private practice settings. A total of 14% listed student health centers as their place of employment, with about 13% working in hospitals. The remaining 9.6% work in other settings. About 37% of respondents work in urban facilities, with about 31% in rural settings. About 30% of survey respondents said they worked in a suburban setting.
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