Table 1. Key participant characteristics of experts in all three rounds of the modified Delphi exercise.
Round | Gender | Professional Background | Number of Countries Represented | Income Settings Represented |
1 | 8 female29 male | 8 academic (mostly doctors, some with pharmacy and nursing backgrounds)7 non-for-profit research10 health policy7 clinical (all doctors)5 academic/clinical | 18 | 10 high-income5 middle-income3 low-income |
2 | 8 female26 male | 8 academic4 non-for-profit research10 health policy7 clinical5 academic/clinical | 17 | 9 high-income5 middle-income3 low-income |
3 | 7 female23 male | 6 academic3 non-for-profit research10 health policy6 clinical5 academic/clinical | 15 | 7 high-income5 middle-income3 low-income |