Table 2.
Characteristics of online survey respondents and interviewees
| Characteristic | Number |
|---|---|
| Survey respondents (N = 20) | |
| Country | |
| Germany | 1 |
| India | 2 |
| Iraq | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 |
| Lebanon | 1 |
| Malawi | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Profession | |
| Employee/consultant for NGO* | 7 |
| Medical doctor | 6 |
| IVD diagnostics industry personnel | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineer | 1 |
| Consultant | 1 |
| Epidemiologist | 1 |
| Laboratory expert | 1 |
| Nurse | 1 |
| Public Health | 1 |
| Interviewees (N = 18) | |
| Country | |
| South Africa | 6 |
| India | 5 |
| Peru | 2 |
| Uganda | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Tanzania | 1 |
| Primary role | |
| Clinical | 12 |
| Laboratory | 4 |
| Procurement | 2 |
IVD in vitro diagnostics, NGO non-governmental organization
*National or international