TABLE 2.
Effect of Country Income Status and COVID‐19 Burden on Staff Reduction and Deaths
| World Bank Group | P | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIC (n = 13) No. (%) | LMIC (n = 58) No. (%) | UMIC (n = 105) No. (%) | HIC (n = 37) No. (%) | ||
| Reduction in clinical staff | 7 (54) | 42 (72) | 67 (64) | 25 (68) | .202 |
| Death of staff | 1 (8) | 6 (10) | 10 (10) | 1 (3) | .748 |
| COVID‐19 Incidence Rate Quartiles (cases/million) | |||||
| Q1 (29) | Q2 (36) | Q3 (77) | Q4 (71) | ||
| Reduction in clinical staff | 11 (38) | 19 (53) | 58 (75) | 53 (75) | <.001 |
| Death of staff | 1 (4) | 4 (11) | 6 (8) | 7 (10) | .555 |
| COVID‐19 Mortality Rate Quartiles (deaths/million) | |||||
| QI (28) | Q2 (36) | Q3 (57) | Q4 (92) | ||
| Reduction in clinical staff | 10 (36) | 22 (61) | 41 (72) | 68 (74) | .004 |
| Death of staff | 0 (0) | 5 (14) | 2 (4) | 11 (12) | .211 |
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; LIC, low‐income country; LMIC, low‐ and middle‐income country; UMIC, upper‐ and middle‐income country; HIC, high‐income country.
Responses were categorized based on World Bank group, COVID‐19 incidence, and mortality rate. Fisher exact tests are used for comparison.