Table 3.
Participants’ genomics and infectious disease experiences
| Participant experiences | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Personal experience with genomics | |
| No | 312 (51.74) |
| Yes | 282 (46.77) |
| Confidence in your genomics knowledge | |
| Not at all or minimally confident | 409 (67.83) |
| Moderately or highly confident | 187 (31.01) |
| Additional training you would want about the human genetics of infectious disease | |
| A high or moderate amount of additional training | 305 (50.58) |
| A little or no amount of additional training | 294 (48.76) |
| Professional experience with infectious disease | |
| No experience | 267 (44.28) |
| <1 year | 38 (6.30) |
| 1–5 years | 109 (18.08) |
| 6–10 years | 57 (9.45) |
| >10 years | 128 (21.23) |
| Worked during past infectious-disease outbreaks | |
| No | 288 (47.76) |
| Yes | 309 (51.24) |
| Direct interaction with COVID-19-positive patients and/or samples as part of your work | |
| No | 141 (23.38) |
| Yes | 458 (75.95) |
| Testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 | |
| No | 513 (85.07) |
| Yes | 87 (14.43) |
| PPE shortage experienced by your institution | |
| No | 163 (27.03) |
| Yes | 436 (72.31) |
| PPE restriction imposed by your employer | |
| No | 98 (16.25) |
| Yes | 501 (83.08) |
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Numbers may not add to totals because of missing information.