Table 3

Knowledge of clinical guidelines among 1708 primary care health practitioners, China, 2016

Knowledge of guidelinesN (%)
Total
(n=1708)
Profession*Professional title*Education level*
Physician (n=610)Nurse (n=411)Practitioner from auxiliary department (n=370)Administrative (n=317)Primary and below (n=786)Intermediate (n=613)Senior (n=309)College and below (n=707)Bachelor’s (n=958)Master’s and doctorate (n=43)
Completely knowledgeable760 (44.5)301 (49.3)146 (35.5)186 (50.3)127 (40.1)212 (27.0)346 (56.4)202 (65.4)232 (32.8)495 (51.7)33 (76.7)
Partially knowledgeable808 (47.2)248 (40.7)237 (57.7)160 (43.2)161 (50.8)473 (60.2)232 (37.8)101 (32.7)375 (53.0)421 (43.9)10 (23.3)
Unaware142 (8.3)61 (10.0)28 (6.8)24 (6.5)29 (9.1)101 (12.8)35 (5.7)6 (1.9)100 (14.1)42 (4.4)0 (0)
Total1708 (100.0)610 (100)411 (100)370 (100)317 (100)786 (100)613 (100)309 (100)707 (100)958 (100)43 (100)
  • *p<0.001.