Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants
| Â | Case A | Case B | Case C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Intensively involved | Others | Intensively involved | Others | Intensively involved | Others | |
Female (%) | 44 (92%) | 143 (90%) | 12 (100%) | 266 (91%) | 15 (88%) | 61 (78%) | |
Years of public health experience; mean (SD) | 12 (9) | 10 (8) | 14 (7) | 14 (9) | 11 (7) | 11 (9) | |
Degree | Diploma | 0 | 26 (16%) | 0 | 28 (10%) | 1 | 19 (24%) |
Baccalaureate | 24 (50%) | 103 (65%) | 4 (33%) | 144 (49%) | 13 (76%) | 49 (63%) | |
Masters | 22 (46%) | 29 (18%) | 8 (67%) | 111 (38%) | 3 (18%) | 9 (12%) | |
Doctorate | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 (3.1%) | 0 | 1 | |
EIDM behaviour | 12 (7) | 10 (9) | 8 (7) | 10 (10) | 8 (5) | 8 (7) | |
EIDM knowledge and skill | 12 (6) | 10 (3) | 10 (2) | ||||
Three most frequent professional roles (number) | Public health nurse (69), supervisor (29), health promotion officer (16), manager (16) | Public health nurse (109), consultant (73), manager (41) | Public health nurse (48), public health inspector (16), manager (12) | ||||
Three most frequent Divisions (number) | Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention (57), family health (50), Communicable Disease Control (44) | Communicable Disease Control (83), Healthy Families (83), Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention (60) | Public Health Nursing and Nutrition (55), Environmental Health (21), Administration (7), Emergency Medical Services (7) | ||||