Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of completed Research Fellows.

		Number of participants (N = 53) n (%)
Country of residence
	Fiji	17 (32.1%)
	Solomon Islands	19 (36.4%)
	Papua New Guinea	5 (9.4%)
	Eastern Indonesia	11 (20.8%)
	Timor-Leste	1 (1.9%)
Sex	Female	34 (64.2%)
	Male	19 (35.8%)
Highest educational qualification	Doctoral degree	1 (1.9%)
	Master's degree	13 (24.5%)
	Bachelor degree	28 (52.8%)
	Diploma	11 (20.8%)
Occupational group	Surveillance and response worker (field/rural)	15 (28.3%)
	Nurse	13 (24.5%)
	Doctor	2 (3.8%)
	Biosecurity worker	3 (5.7%)
	Surveillance and response worker (provincial)	9 (17.0%)
	Lecturer/teacher	6 (11.3%)
	Laboratory Scientist	4 (7.5%)