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Table 2 Participant background characteristics

From: Lessons learned from the 2009–2010 H1N1 outbreak for the management of the 2013 silent polio outbreak

Background characteristic

N = 18

Males (n, %)

12 (66.7)

Jewish (n, %)

16 (88.9)

Position

 MoH national level officers (n, %)

5 (27.8)

 MoH regional officers (n, %)

5 (27.8)

 Specialist physicians in non-governmental organizations (n, %)

4 (22.2)

 Public health experts (n, %)

2 (11.1)

 Politicians (n, %)

2 (11.2)

Educationa

 MD (n, %)

11 (61.1)

 RN (n, %)

3 (16.7)

 PhD (n, %)

6 (33.3)

 MPH or MHA (n, %)

11 (61.1)

 Other (n, %)

7 (38.9)

Experience in the current position (median years, IQR)

5.0 (3.7–10.5)

Career experience (median years, IQR)

26.0 (18.0–32.5)

  1. Abbreviations: MoH Ministry of Health, MD medical doctor, RN registered nurse, PhD doctor of philosophy, MPH Master of Public Health, MHA Master of Health Administration
  2. aThe highest clinical and/or degree is indicated. Some participants hold more than one degree