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Table 3 Frequency of reported role groupings by epidemiology emergency response survey participants (n = 166)*, 2019–2020

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

Factor grouping

Factor grouping n = 166 (%)

Eigen value

Cronbach α

Responder type** (p)

Itemised activities

Activities reported n = 166(%)

Factor loading

Item-total correlation

Response guidance (n = 11 activities)

141 (85%)

9.9

0.84

0.15

Response activity planning

52 (31%)

0.72

0.74

Sharing information

87 (52%)

0.71

0.71

Activity prioritisation

47(28%)

0.68

0.74

Communicating findings

86 (52%)

0.61

0.67

Response evaluation

43 (26%)

0.60

0.73

Mentoring

52 (31%)

0.57

0.55

Report writing

100 (60%)

0.52

0.64

Needs assessment

45 (27%)

0.47

0.56

Risk assessment

57 (34%)

0.45

0.55

Research

42 (31%)

0.41

0.50

Mapping

41 (25%)

0.41

0.49

Management (n = 5 activities)

107 (65%)

1.6

0.69

0.14

Team manager/ supervisor

50 (30%)

0.79

0.73

Field coordinator

50 (30%)

0.75

0.74

Epidemiology team lead

62 (37%)

0.46

0.60

Managing control measures

36 (22%)

0.44

0.70

Non-epidemiology work

47 (28%)

0.38

0.59

Cross-sectoral collaboration (n = 2 activities)

56 (34%)

1.2

0.58

0.004

Source trace-back

20 (12%)

0.67

–

Collaborating with other sectors

52 (31%)

0.63

–

Data (n = 4 activities)

119 (72%)

 

0.89

 

Data cleaning

79 (48%)

0.84

0.92

Data management

83 (50%)

0.83

0.88

Data analysis

100 (60%)

0.78

0.87

Data entry

68 (41%)

0.77

0.81

Investigation (n = 6 activities)

113 (68%)

2.2

0.85

0.005

Active case finding

61 (37%)

0.81

0.81

Contact tracing

46 (28%)

0.78

0.75

Interviews

62 (37%)

0.76

0.81

Case investigation

72 (43%)

0.74

0.78

Line listing

60 (36%)

0.63

0.76

Data collection

82 (49%)

0.46

0.65

Surveillance (n = 5 activities)

118 (71%)

2.0

0.81

0.82

Surveillance analysis

84 (51%)

0.79

0.82

Surveillance monitoring

82 (49%)

0.74

0.73

Surveillance evaluation

54 (33%)

0.67

0.74

Surveillance set up

65 (39%)

0.53

0.75

Development of data collection tools

80 (48%)

0.48

0.74

Information (n = 4 activities)

112 (67%)

1.4

0.38

0.23

Transmission analysis

19 (11%)

0.63

0.56

Response monitoring

53 (32%)

0.50

0.67

Community consultation

29 (17%)

− 0.41

0.58

Survey

30 (18%)

− 0.54

0.54

Other (specified)

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–

–

–

Communications, coordination, infection prevention & control, collection & testing of specimens, reviewing of literature, treating cases, vector control

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–

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  1. * Includes multiple answers per respondent
  2. **Responder type (international or national responder)