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Table 1 Participant characteristics (%) (n = 762 matched tests and participant demographics)

From: Preparing the healthcare workforce in South Africa for short-course rifampicin-resistant TB treatment: inter-professional training and task-sharing considerations

  Medical Officer (MO) (N = 36) Advanced Practice Professional Nurse (APPN) (N = 65) Professional Nurse (PN) (N = 661) Total (N = 762)
Gender     
 Female 14 (38.89) 46 (70.77) 555 (83.96) 615 (80.71)
 Male 22 (61.11) 19 (29.23) 106 (16.04) 147 (19.29)
Age     
 18–34 years 4 (11.11) 8 (12.31) 231 (34.95) 243 (31.89)
 35–44 years 15 (41.67) 20 (30.77) 255 (38.58) 290 (38.06)
 45–54 years 11 (30.55) 25 (38.46) 142 (21.48) 178 (23.36)
 55+ years 6 (16.67) 12 (18.46) 33 (4.99) 51 (6.69)
RR-TB experience     
 No experience 10 (27.78) 35 (53.85) 559 (84.57) 604 (79.27)
 < 6 months 4 (11.11) 5 (7.69) 25 (3.78) 34 (4.46)
 6 months–1 year 5 (13.89) 4 (6.15) 17 (2.57) 26 (3.41)
 1 year–3 years 4 (11.11) 8 (12.31) 20 (3.03) 32 (4.20)
 3 years–6 years 4 (11.11) 6 (9.23) 22 (3.33) 32 (4.20)
 > 6 years 9 (25.00) 7 (10.77) 18 (2.72) 34 (4.46)