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Table 10 Preference of health worker learners for the blended educational format by subgroups

From: Health worker education during the COVID-19 pandemic: global disruption, responses and lessons for the future—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Explanation of outcome

Subgroup

n

N

Pooled proportion (%)

Lower confidence interval (%)

Higher confidence interval (%)

I2 (%)

P-value for subgroup difference

Learner preference for blended education by ISCO group

Medical doctors

38

7 994

52.9

46.1

59.6

97.1

0.182

Dentists

8

2 636

65.8

56.3

74.8

95.0

Nursing Professionals

4

586

62.7

29.0

90.8

97.6

Pharmacists

4

1 313

57.5

46.7

67.9

92.1

Learner preference for blended education by training level

Undergraduate

48

11 505

57.3

51.8

62.6

97.0

0.690

Graduate

10

2 131

59.8

46.2

72.8

97.3

Learner preference for blended education by continent

North America

12

1 397

51.3

36.7

65.8

95.8

0.073

Europe

9

1 496

69.3

59.2

78.5

93.0

Asia

36

10 694

54.0

47.8

60.2

97.6

Africa

5

789

58.8

36.5

79.3

97.4

Learner preference for blended education by WHO region

American

12

1 397

51.3

36.7

65.8

95.8

0.184

European

13

3 389

64.7

54.8

73.9

96.7

African

3

413

70.3

36.7

95.0

97.7

Eastern Mediterranean

18

4 188

50.6

41.6

59.5

97.0

South East Asian

12

3 640

49.8

38.7

60.9

97.7

Western Pacific

6

1 470

64.6

47.6

79.8

96.7

Learner preference for blended education by year of study end (2020 vs 2021)

2020

18

5 009

50.0

42.1

57.8

96.6

0.214

2021

14

4 492

58.0

48.3

67.5

97.7

  1. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) or trends (p < 0.1) are noted in bold
  2. ISCO International Standard Classification of Occupations, n number of studies, N number of participants