Table 1

Demographics of LMIC panel responders

Round 1
N=70 (50%)
Round 2
N=84 (60%)
Round 3
N=68 (48%)
n (%)n (%)n (%)
Gender
 Male42 (60)46 (55)39 (57)
 Female28 (40)38 (45)29 (43)
Age in years
 Under 302 (3)4 (5)3 (4)
 30–3916 (23)21 (25)15 (22)
 40–4922 (31)24 (29)18 (27)
 50–5918 (26)22 (26)22 (32)
 60 and over12 (17)13 (15)10 (15)
Work location
 Urban50 (71)62 (74)52 (76)
 Rural20 (29)22 (26)16 (24)
Global region*
 Europe9 (13)13 (15)10 (15)
 Africa31(44)35 (42)31 (46)
 Eastern Mediterranean1 (1)1 (1)1 (1)
 South Asia10 (14)11 (13)7 (10)
 Asia Pacific6 (9)6 (7)6 (9)
 North America Caribbean2 (3)5 (6)2 (3)
 South America11 (16)13 (16)11 (16)
Health practitioner†54 (77)61 (73)50 (74)
 Family physician52 (74)57 (68)46 (68)
 Other doctor1 (1)3 (4)3 (4)
 Nurse1 (1)1 (1)1 (1)
Years as health professional54 (77)61 (73)50 (74)
 <56 (9)9 (11)8 (12)
 5–1014 (20)13 (15)12 (18)
 11–1512 (17)13 (15)11 (16)
 16–207 (10)7 (8)6 (9)
 >2015 (21)19 (23)13 (19)
Primary care academic†55 (79)58 (69)47 (69)
 Junior academic role24 (34)37 (44)20 (29)
 Senior academic role31 (44)21 (25)27 (40)
Years as academic55 (7958 (69)47 (69)
 <518 (26)17 (20)12 (18)
 5–1019 (27)24 (29)19 (28)
 11–155 (7)7 (8)3 (4)
 16–207 (10)5 (6)8 (12)
 >206 (9)5 (6)5 (7)
Policy-maker18 (26)16 (19)14 (21)
Years as policy-maker18 (26)16 (19)14 (21)
 <59 (13)6 (7)5 (7)
 5–105 (7)6 (7)4 (6)
 11–152 (3)2 (2)2 (3)
 16–201 (1)2 (2)1 (1)
 >201 (1)0 (0)2 (3)