Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Category | 1st Round (n = 34) | 2nd Round (n = 46) | 3rd Round (n = 35) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||
| Age | 18–20 years | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2·8) |
| 21–29 years | 2 (5·8) | 3 (6·5) | 1 (2·8) | |
| 30–39 years | 11 (32·3) | 8 (17·3) | 6 (17·1) | |
| 40–49 years | 7 (20·5) | 14 (30·4) | 13 (37·1) | |
| 50–59 years | 5 (14·7) | 7 (15·2) | 2 (5·7) | |
| 60 years or older | 9 (26.4) | 14 (30·4) | 12 (34·2) | |
| Years of experience in public health | Less than 1 year | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2·8) |
| 1–5 years | 4 (11·7) | 5 (10·8) | 4 (11·4) | |
| 6–10 years | 6 (17·6) | 5 (10·8) | 4 (11·4) | |
| 11–15 years | 15 (44·1) | 9 (19·5) | 8 (22·8) | |
| 16 years or more | 9 (26·4) | 24 (52·1) | 17 (48·5) | |
| I do not work in public health | 0 (0) | 3 (6·5) | 1 (2·8) | |
| Worked on pandemic response efforts | Yes | 32 (94·1) | 38 (82·6) | 26 (74·2) |
| No | 2 (5·8) | 8 (17·3) | 9 (25·7) | |
| Working area | Surveillance | 18 (15·6) | 21 (14·6) | 16 (15·5) |
| Operational guidelines | 10 (8·6) | 12 (8·3) | 10 (9·7) | |
| Public policy development | 11 (9·5) | 14 (9·7) | 7 (6·7) | |
| Research | 19 (16·5) | 25 (17·4) | 22 (21·3) | |
| Health systems strengthening | 12 (10·4) | 19 (13·2) | 17 (16·5) | |
| Vulnerable populations | 5 (4·5) | 7 (4·8) | 5 (4·8) | |
| Direct patient care | 6 (5·2) | 4 (2·7) | 1 (0·9) | |
| Contact tracing/case investigation | 9 (7·8) | 3 (2·0) | 7 (6·7) | |
| Acquisition | 3 (2·6) | 4 (2·7) | 2 (1·9) | |
| Laboratory | 7 (6·0) | 12 (8·3) | 7 (6·7) | |
| Vaccine development | 2 (1·7) | 3 (2·0) | 1 (0·9) | |
| Vaccine distribution, other supplies | 6 (5·2) | 9 (6·2) | 8 (7·7) | |
| None | 0 (0) | 5 (3·4) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 7 (6·0) | 5 (3·4) | 0 (0) | |
| Experience in pandemic response efforts | A lot of experience | 14 (41·1) | 20 (43·4) | 15 (42·8) |
| Some experience | 19 (55·8) | 20 (43·4) | 15 (42·8) | |
| A little experience | 1 (2·9) | 7 (15·2) | 5 (14·2) | |
| No experience | 0 (0) | 4 (8·6) | 0 (0) | |
| Institution | Government health agency (national/district) | 7 (16·6) | 12 (20·0) | 7 (17·0) |
| International organization | 9 (21·4) | 9 (15·0) | 8 (19·5) | |
| Research institute | 5 (11·9) | 11 (18·3) | 8 (19·5) | |
| Civil society | 2 (4·7) | 2 (3·3) | 1 (2·4) | |
| University | 16 (3·8) | 19 (31·6) | 15 (36·5) | |
| Medical center/hospital | 2 (4·7) | 3 (5·0) | 0 (0) | |
| Other | 1 (2·3) | 4 (6·6) | 2 (4·8) | |