Table 1.
Respondent Characteristics by Region
| Characteristic | East Asia and Pacific (n = 243) | Europe and Central Asia (n = 630) | Latin America and The Caribbean (n = 45) | Middle East and North Africa (n = 50) | North America (n = 1,696) | South Asia (n = 27) | Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 9) | Total (N = 2,700) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, No. (%) | ||||||||
| Female | 83 (34) | 380 (60) | 14 (31) | 26 (52) | 1,251 (74) | 9 (33) | 4 (44) | 1,767 (65) |
| Male | 158 (65) | 244 (39) | 30 (67) | 23 (46) | 432 (25) | 16 (59) | 5 (56) | 908 (34) |
| Nonbinary | 0 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (0) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) |
| Not disclosed | 2 (1) | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (1) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 19 (1) |
| Years in clinical practice, mean (SD) | 18.4 (9.05) | 15.7 (9.78) | 16.9 (9.24) | 14.3 (10.6) | 11.6 (9.40) | 17.7 (11.0) | 12.7 (7.25) | 13.3 (9.79) |
| No. of patients with COVID-19 cared for, No. (%) | ||||||||
| < 10 | 217 (89) | 163 (26) | 25 (56) | 20 (40) | 676 (40) | 19 (70) | 7 (78) | 1,127 (42) |
| 10-50 | 26 (11) | 380 (60) | 16 (36) | 20 (40) | 819 (48) | 8 (30) | 2 (22) | 1,271 (47) |
| > 50 | 0 (0) | 86 (14) | 4 (9) | 10 (20) | 201 (12) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 301 (11) |
| Hospital setting, No. (%) | ||||||||
| Rural, < 100 beds | 1 (0) | 6 (1) | 2 (4) | 5 (10) | 33 (2) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 49 (2) |
| Rural, ≥ 100 beds | 12 (5) | 28 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 89 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 132 (5) |
| Urban, no teaching, < 200 beds | 4 (2) | 19 (3) | 8 (18) | 4 (8) | 83 (5) | 3 (11) | 0 (0) | 121 (4) |
| Urban, no teaching, ≥ 200 beds | 25 (10) | 69 (11) | 5 (11) | 3 (6) | 244 (14) | 6 (22) | 0 (0) | 352 (13) |
| Urban, teaching, < 200 beds | 6 (2) | 34 (5) | 9 (20) | 3 (6) | 78 (5) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 131 (5) |
| Urban, teaching, ≥ 200 beds | 195 (80) | 473 (75) | 20 (44) | 33 (66) | 1,168 (69) | 15 (56) | 9 (100) | 1,913 (71) |
| Qualification, No. (%) | ||||||||
| Attending physician | 181 (74) | 295 (47) | 34 (76) | 29 (58) | 349 (21) | 23 (85) | 6 (67) | 907 (33) |
| Physician in training | 21 (9) | 59 (9) | 2 (4) | 11 (22) | 109 (6) | 3 (11) | 2 (22) | 207 (8) |
| Nurse | 30 (12) | 248 (39) | 1 (2) | 8 (16) | 738 (44) | 1 (4) | 1 (11) | 1,077 (40) |
| APP | 5 (2) | 22 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 183 (11) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 211 (8) |
| RT | 6 (2) | 5 (1) | 8 (18) | 1 (2) | 277 (16) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 297 (11) |
The number of respondents in each category varies slightly because some responses were optional; multiple responses were possible per respondent regarding area of specialization, so the most frequent subspecialties are reported. Not all percentages total 100% because of rounding. Years in clinical practice includes years in training. Regions are categorized using the World Bank classification of countries (https://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/the-world-by-income-and-region.html). APP = advanced practice provider; COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; RT = respiratory therapist.