Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 109)

Age

18–25 years

6 (5.5%)

3 (5.1%)

3 (7.9%)

0 (0.0%)

26–35 years

22 (20.2%)

11 (18.6%)

9 (23.7%)

2 (16.7%)

36–45 years

33 (30.3%)

17 (28.8%)

12 (31.6%)

4 (33.3%)

46–55 years

30 (27.5%)

20 (33.9%)

9 (23.7%)

1 (8.3%)

56–65 years

18 (16.5%)

8 (13.6%)

5 (13.2%)

5 (41.7%)

Working experience in the current position*

Less than 5 years

41 (37.6%)

25 (42.2%)

12 (31.6%)

4 (33.3%)

Between 5 and 10 years

19 (17.4%)

11 (18.6%)

6 (15.8%)

2 (16.7%)

Between 10 and 15 years

19 (17.4%)

10 (16.9%)

4 (10.5%)

5 (41.7%)

Over 15 years

29 (26.6%)

13 (22.0%)

15 (39.5%)

1 (8.3%)

Education

Secondary vocational education

33 (30.4%)

10 (17.0%)

22 (57.9%)

1 (8.3%)

Higher professional education

50 (45.9%)

28 (47.5%)

14 (36.8%)

8 (66.7%)

Higher professional and master education

2 (1.8%)

2 (3.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

University bachelor (and master education)

23 (20.9%)

19 (32.2%)

1 (2.6%)

3 (25.0%)

Other

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)

Work setting

Working in one fixed location

57 (52.3%)

19 (32.2%)

30 (78.9%)

8 (66.7%)

Working on several locations

within one care organization

41 (37.6%)

31 (52.5%)

7 (18.4%)

3 (25.0%)

Working on several locations

across different care organizations

11 (10.1%)

9 (15.3%)

1 (2.6%)

1 (8.3%)

Received education on infection control and prevention

Yes

48 (44.0%)

28 (47.5%)

13 (34.2%)

7 (58.3%)

No

58 (53.2%)

30 (50.8%)

23 (60.5%)

5 (41.7%)

I don’t know

3 (2.8%)

1 (1.7%)

2 (5.3%)

0 (0.0%)

Additional training on antimicrobial resistance

Yes

20 (18.3%)

17 (28.8%)

2 (5.3%)

1 (8.3%)

No

88 (80.7%)

42 (71.2%)

35 (92.1%)

11 (91.7%)

I don’t know

1 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (2.6%)

0 (0.0%)