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Table 2 Characteristics of the sample of French professionals (n = 21)

From: Counseling parents about child feeding: a qualitative evaluation of French doctors and health/childcare professionals’ experiences and perception of a brochure containing new recommendations

Characteristics

All (n)

Doctors (n)

HCCPs1 (n)

Totals

 

21

13

8

Profession

Pediatrician

5

5

/

General practitioner

5

5

/

PMI physician

3

3

/

 

Childcare assistant

2

/

2

Professionals working in childcare centers

3

/

3

Childminder

1

/

1

PMI nurses

2

/

2

Gender

Female

16

9

7

Male

5

4

1

Age range

Less than 35 years old

11

8

3

35–49 years old

7

4

3

More than 49 years old

3

1

2

Years of professional experience

0–10 years

14

11

3

11–20 years

4

1

3

21–30 years

2

1

1

 > 30 years

1

/

1

Number of children

0

6

5

1

1

5

2

3

2 or more

10

6

4

Poverty rate of the department (%) *

 < 13.3%

9

6

3

13.3 -17.2%

8

5

3

 > 17.2%

4

2

2

Urbanization rate of the department (%)

40–80%

7

4

3

 > 80%

14

9

5

  1. 1 HCCPs = other healthcare and childcare professionals
  2. *Poverty rate: the monetary poverty rate corresponds to the proportion of individuals (or households) in a given department in a situation of monetary poverty. An individual (or a household) is considered poor when he lives in a household with a standard of living below the poverty line. In France and in Europe, the threshold is most often set at 60% of the median standard of living