Swimming against the tide: A Canadian qualitative study examining the implementation of a province-wide public health initiative to address health equity

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 42)

Characteristic (Pre-defined sampling criteria)	No. of participants (n = 42)	% of Total
Gender
Female	37	88 %
Male	5	12 %
Age
< 40	11	26 %
40-50	14	33 %
> 50	17	41 %
Role^a
Public Health Nurse	24	57 %
Other	18	43 %
Years in Profession
< 10	10	23.8 %
10-19	9	21.4 %
> 20	23	54.8 %
Years in Public Health Practice
< 5	11	26.2 %
5-10	6	14.3 %
> 10	25	59.5 %
No. of PHUs represented by participants	22/36^b	61.1 %
No. of PHUs where both SDH-PHNs interviewed	4/22^c	18 %
No. of PHUs where more than one role interviewed (always included PHN)	11/22	50 %

^aOther role category includes Chief Nursing Officers, Directors, Managers, Chief Executive Officers, (Associate) Medical Officers of Health, and Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care staff (numbers per role too small to report)
^b36 = Number of PHUs in Ontario
^c22 = Number PHUs represented by study participants

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