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Table 1 Participant demographics from pre-intervention survey (P-values calculated with Fisher’s exact test)

From: Development and evaluation of virtual simulation games to increase the confidence and self-efficacy of healthcare learners in vaccine communication, advocacy, and promotion

 

Nursing Students (N = 24)

Pharmacy Students (N = 30)

Medical Residents (N = 18)

Total (N = 72)

P-value

Age (n, %)

< 0.0001

18–25

15 (62.5)

22 (73.3)

2 (11.1)

39 (54.2)

 

26+

7 (29.2)

7 (23.3)

15 (83.3)

29 (40.3)

 

Unknown

2 (8.3)

1 (3.3)

1 (5.6)

4 (5.6)

 

Gender (n, %)

0.3884

Female

19 (79.2)

23 (76.7)

13 (72.2)

55 (76.4)

 

Male

4 (16.7)

7 (23.3)

5 (27.8)

16 (22.2)

 

Non-binary

1 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 

Year of HCP training program (n, %)

< 0.0001

1st

1 (4.2)

0 (0.0)

6 (33.3)

7 (9.7)

 

2nd

0 (0.0)

3 (10.0)

8 (44.4)

11 (15.3)

 

3rd

9 (37.5)

21 (70.0)

1 (5.6)

31 (43.1)

 

4th

14 (58.3)

5 (16.7)

3 (16.7)

22 (30.6)

 

Other (Graduated)

0

1 (3.3)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.4)

 

Medical Specialty (n, %)1

N/A

FM

  

8 (44.4)

8 (44.4)

 

OBGYN

  

1 (5.6)

1 (5.6)

 

Peds

  

7 (38.9)

7 (38.9)

 

PHPM

  

2 (11.1)

2 (11.1)

 

Have you ever had a vaccine conversation with a patient? (Not necessarily about VH) (n, %)

0.0003

Yes

17 (70.8)

30 (100.0)

18 (100.0)

65 (90.3)

 

No

7 (29.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

7 (9.7)

 

Did you learn about how to have vaccine conversations with patients in your program? (n, %)

< 0.0001

Yes

4 (16.7)

26 (86.7)

9 (50.0)

39 (54.2)

 

No

13 (54.2)

2 (6.7)

7 (38.9)

22 (30.6)

 

Unsure

7 (29.2)

2 (6.7)

2 (11.1)

11 (15.3)

 

If yes, where you learned about vaccine conversations (select all that apply) (n)

N/A

Theory/coursework

1

15

4

20

 

Lab/simulation setting

1

10

0

11

 

Clinical practice

1

4

4

9

 

Workshop

0

2

1

3

 
  1. 1FM=family medicine, OBGYN = obstetrics and gynecology, Peds = pediatrics, PHPM = public health and preventative medicine