Table 2.
Global health partnerships—characterizations and virtual activities
| Partnership type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic partnerships | Transnational partnerships | Blended partnerships | p value | ||
| N = 30 (%) | N = 152 (%) | N = 37 (%) | |||
| Part A: Characteristics of global health partnerships | |||||
| Nature of partnerships | Partnerships within country | 25 (83%) | 8 (5%) | 32 (86%) | < 0.001* |
| Partnerships with LMIC-based organizations | 4 (13%) | 115 (76%) | 31 (84%) | < 0.001* | |
| Partnerships with HIC-based organizations | 4 (13%) | 29 (19%) | 28 (76%) | < 0.001* | |
| Length of partnerships | < 5 years | 11 (37%) | 42 (28%) | 4 (24%) | 0.009* |
| 5–10 years | 14 (47%) | 50 (33%) | 6 (16%) | ||
| > 10 years | 5 (17%) | 60 (39%) | 22 (59%) | ||
| Partnership activity types | Research | 19 (63%) | 101 (66%) | 33 (89%) | 0.018* |
| Education | 19 (63%) | 120 (79%) | 32 (86%) | 0.07 | |
| Clinical | 12 (40%) | 94 (62%) | 20 (54%) | 0.08 | |
| Community Development | 11 (37%) | 31 (20%) | 17 (46%) | 0.003* | |
| Physical interaction of partnership staff between sites? | Yes (%) | 23 (77%) | 137 (90%) | 32 (86%) | 0.12 |
| Organization country income status | Low/middle income | 26 (87%) | 38 (25%) | 34 (92%) | < 0.001* |
| High income | 4 (13%) | 114 (75%) | 3 (8%) | ||
| Part B: Virtual activities within global health partnerships | |||||
| Did your organization offer virtual partnership activities prior to December 2019? | Yes | 12 (40%) | 48 (32%) | 24 (67%) | < 0.001* |
| No | 13 (43%) | 85 (56%) | 7 (19%) | ||
| Planned but not implemented | 4 (13%) | 17 (11%) | 5 (14%) | ||
| What kinds of virtual partnership activities were you previously engaged in? | Access to online educational materials | 5 (17%) | 29 (19%) | 15 (40%) | < 0.001* |
| Virtual face to face educational training | 6 (20%) | 31 (20%) | 21 (57%) | < 0.001* | |
| Virtual face to face clinical care | 1 (3%) | 8 (5%) | 12 (32%) | < 0.001* | |
| Virtual peer to peer support | 4 (13%) | 20 (13%) | 10 (27%) | 0.11 | |
| Research Collaborations | 5 (17%) | 21 (14%) | 9 (24%) | 0.29 | |
| How often did these activities occur? | Daily | 0 (0%) | 3 (6%) | 2 (9%) | 0.25 |
| Weekly | 5 (42%) | 16 (34%) | 10 (43%) | ||
| Monthly | 3 (25%) | 15 (32%) | 8 (35%) | ||
| Quarterly | 4 (33%) | 5 (11%) | 1 (4%) | ||
| Yearly | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (9%) | ||
| No regular frequency | 0 (0%) | 6 (13%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Would new or ongoing virtual health partnerships be important to your organization? | Yes (%) | 27 (90%) | 145 (95%) | 34 (100%) | 0.16 |
| How? | Enable continuity of activities between partners | 18 (82%) | 102 (71%) | 34 (100%) | 0.002* |
| Guide planning for virtual collaborative initiatives | 0 (0%) | 15 (10%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Allow for safer partnerships | 1 (5%) | 20 (14%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Allows for career advancement | 3 (14%) | 6 (4%) | 0 (0%) | ||
*Statistically significant distribution at p value < 0.05