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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The factors influencing clinician use of hypertension guidelines in different resource settings: a qualitative study investigating clinicians’ perspectives and experiences

Characteristic

Number (%)

Sex

 Female

5 (29.4)

 Male

12 (70.6)

Countries ( n =14)

 Azerbaijan

1 (5.9)

 China

1 (5.9)

 Hungary

2 (11.8)

 India

2 (11.8)

 Jamaica

1 (5.9)

 Kyrgyz Republic

1 (5.9)

 Nepal

2 (11.8)

 Nigeria

1 (5.9)

 South Africa

1 (5.9)

 Sudan

1 (5.9)

 Uganda

1 (5.9)

 United Arab Emirates

1 (5.9)

 United Kingdom

1 (5.9)

 United States

1 (5.9)

National income level of country

 Low

2 (14.3%)

 Lower middle

4 (28.6%)

 Upper middle

5 (28.6%)

 High

6 (28.6%)

Years of healthcare experience

 <10

7 (41.2)

 10-19

3 (17.6)

 20-29

1 (5.9)

 30-39

4 (23.5)

 Not recorded

2 (11.8)

Clinical specialism

 Cardiologist

6 (35.3)

 Clinical physiologist

1 (5.9)

 General practitioner (GP)

5 (29.4)

 General practitioner trainee

2 (11.8)

 Internal medicine trainee

2 (11.8)

 Nephrologist

1 (5.9)

Healthcare setting

 Hospital

12 (70.6)

  Rural

2 (11.8)

  Medium-sized town

2 (11.8)

  Urban

4 (23.5)

  Capital city

4 (23.5)

 General practice

5 (29.4)

  Rural

1 (5.9)

  Urban

1 (5.9)

  Capital city

3 (17.6)