Table 2 Demographic characteristics of workshop participants, including the subgroup with matched pre-test and post-test knowledge scores

 Male

25

(10)

10

(8)

 Female

204

(83)

106

(91)

 Missing

17

(7)

1

(1)

 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

32

(14)

11

(9)

 Non-Aboriginal

193

(78)

104

(89)

 Missing

21

(8)

2

(2)

 18–24

17

(7)

12

(10)

 25–34

37

(15)

19

(16)

 35–44

59

(24)

33

(28)

 45–54

65

(26)

34

(30)

 55–64

43

(18)

14

(12)

 65+

6

(2)

2

(2)

 Missing

19

(8)

3

(3)

 Aboriginal Health Worker

18

(7)

3

(3)

 Nurse

125

(51)

68

(58)

 General Practitioner

4

(2)

1

(1)

 Allied Health

9

(4)

7

(6)

 Home and Community Care

11

(4)

6

(5)

 Podiatrist

10

(4)

7

(6)

 Non-clinical

12

(5)

4

(3)

 Other^a

35

(14)

19

(16)

 Missing

22

(9)

2

(2)

 Metropolitan Australia

94

(38)

49

(42)

 Rural Australia

94

(38)

51

(44)

 Overseas

38

(15)

17

(14)

 Missing

20

(8)

0

(0)

 0–4

48

(19)

27

(23)

 5–9

49

(20)

26

(22)

 10–14

31

(13)

13

(11)

 15–19

28

(11)

16

(14)

 20–24

19

(8)

9

(8)

 25–29

20

(8)

11

(9)

 30+

29

(12)

12

(10)

 Missing or Not applicable

22

(9)

3

(3)

 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

40

(16)

10

(9)

 WA Country Health Service

102

(42)

49

(42)

 General Practice

20

(8)

18

(15)

 Private practitioner (non-medical)

20

(8)

9

(8)

 Home and Community Care

6

(2)

4

(3)

 Other

41

(17)

25

(21)

 Missing

17

(7)

2

(2)

Total

246

117