Table 4. Reported confidence in best practice principles by global region.
Acronyms represent the seven best practice principles (KPD = Knowing people deeply, PrD = Preventing disasters, PI = Practical issues, PD = Professional development, Co = Connectedness, BL = Barriers and Limitations, and PS = Peer support and mentorship towards a shared understanding). Confidence could range from 1–5, where 1 = “not at all confident” and 5 = “entirely confident”.
| Region | KPD | PrD | PI | PD | Co | BL | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 3.43 (0.79) | 3.29 (0.95) | 3.57 (0.98) | 3.14 (0.90) | 3.29 (0.76) | 3.00 (115) | 2.86 (0.90) |
| Asia | 2.31 (135) | 2.00 (1.26) | 2.19 (1.22) | 2.25 (1.24) | 2.38 (141) | 2.13 (1.26) | 2.00 (1.10) |
| Europe | 3.93 (0.77) | 2.98 (1.08) | 3.55 (1.00) | 3.69 (0.94) | 3.69 (115) | 3.20 (1.10) | 3.33 (1.19) |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 4.67 (0.52) | 4.00 (0.89) | 4.00 (0.63) | 4.33 (0.82) | 3.83 (117) | 3.83 (0.75) | 4.33 (0.82) |
| Northern America | 4.19 (0.79) | 3.16 (0.93) | 3.87 (0.81) | 4.00 (0.93) | 3.81 (105) | 3.13 (1.12) | 3.29 (1.10) |
| Oceania | 4.29 (1.11) | 4.00 (0.58) | 4.00 (0.58) | 4.14 (0.69) | 3.71 (0.95) | 3.86 (0.90) | 4.00 (0.82) |
| Across All | 3.81 (107) | 3.02 (1.13) | 3.50 (1.08) | 3.61 (1.11) | 3.53 (1.21) | 3.09 (117) | 3.20 (1.24) |