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Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of epidemiology emergency response survey participants (n = 166*), 2019–2020

From: Leadership, politics, and communication: challenges of the epidemiology workforce during emergency response

Category

Items

n = 166 (100%)

Survey language

English

157 (95%)

 

French

9 (5%)

Age (years)

 < 20

0 (0%)

 

20–29

10 (6%)

 

30–39

78 (47%)

 

40–49

47 (28%)

 

50–59

25 (15%)

 

60 + 

6 (4%)

Identified gender

Female

85 (51%)

 

Male

79 (48%)

 

Not reported

2 (1%)

Region (WHO region)

African

43 (26%)

 

Eastern Mediterranean

6 (4%)

 

Europe

20 (12%)

 

Americas

47 (28%)

 

South–east Asia

14 (9%)

 

Western Pacific

36 (22%)

Responder type (n = 162)

National

96 (59%)

International

66 (41%)

Training type

FETP

129 (78%)

 

Non-FETP

37 (22%)

Epidemiology experience (n = 164)

 < 5 years

53 (32%)

5 + years

113 (68%)

Any emergency response experience

National ≤ 5 events (n = 127)

82 (65%)

International ≤ 5 events (n = 84)

64 (76%)

Epidemiology emergency response experience (n = 164)

 ≤ 3 events

79 (48%)

4 + events

85 (52%)

Emergency type experience**

Natural disaster

70 (42%)

Pandemic response

50 (30%)

Infectious disease outbreak response

146 (88%)

Conflict

32 (20%)

Refugee/displaced persons

53 (32%)

Nutrition emergency

21 (13%)

Other man-made disasters

12 (7%)

 

Other

9 (5%)

Terms of Reference (ToR)

Had ToR (n = 163)

78 (44%)

ToR matched work (n = 78)

48 (61%)

Contract length (n = 163)

Less than 1 month

52 (32%)

1 to < 2 months

37 (23%)

2 to < 3 months

18 (11%)

3 to < 6 months

20 (12%)

6 to < 12 months

21 (13%)

12 + months

14 (9%)

  1. *Denominator was 166 unless otherwise stated
  2. **Includes multiple answers per respondent