Table 4: Responses of all HCPs to the statement “The District Clinical Specialist Team (DCST) comprises the following specialists…”

Which specialists belong to the DCST? Agree
n (%)
Disagree
n (%)
Not sure n (%) #P-value
*Anaesthetist (n=471) 148 (31.4) 230 (48.8) 93 (19.8) < 0.001
Orthopaedic surgeon (n=470) 158 (33.6) 222 (47.2) 90 (19.2)
*Advanced midwife (n=472) 90 (19.1) 239 (50.6) 143 (30.3)
PHC professional nurse (n=473) 72 (15.2) 241 (51.0) 160 (33.6)
*Paediatric nurse (n=471) 112 (23.8) 234 (49.7) 125 (26.5)
General surgeon (n=468) 145 (31.0) 225 (48.1) 98 (21.0)
*Obstetrician and gynaecologist (n=477) 128 (26.8) 232 (48.6) 117 (24.5)
*Paediatrician (n=472) 134 (28.4) 227 (48.1) 111 (23.5)
Internal Medicine specialist (n=471) 126 (26.8) 243 (51.6) 102(21.7)
Public health specialist (n=475) 129 (27.2) 237 (50.0) 109 (23.0)
*Family physician (n=472) 116 (24.6) 238 (50.4) 118 (25.0)
Psychiatrist (n=468) 124(26.5) 237 (50.6) 107 (22.9)

* Member of the District Clinical Specialist Team (DCST); # Comparison between “Agree” and “Disagree”: p < 0.001 for all specialists (Fisher Exact Test).