Category | n | Nephrologists | Primary care physicians | Nurse practitioners or specialised nurses | Multidisciplinary teams | Health officers/ extension workers | Other |
Overall | 157 | 144 (92) | 34 (22) | 23 (15) | 30 (19) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) |
ISN region | |||||||
Africa | 41 | 32 (78) | 12 (29) | 4 (10) | 7 (17) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
Eastern and Central Europe | 19 | 19 (100) | 4 (21) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 18 | 18 (100) | 4 (22) | 3 (17) | 5 (28) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Middle East | 11 | 11 (100) | 1 (9) | 4 (36) | 4 (36) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
NIS and Russia | 9 | 9 (100) | 2 (22) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 0 (0) |
North America | 9 | 8 (89) | 2 (22) | 2 (22) | 3 (33) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
North and East Asia | 7 | 7 (100) | 0 (0) | 3 (43) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Oceania and Southeast Asia | 15 | 14 (93) | 5 (33) | 5 (33) | 5 (33) | 1 (7) | 1 (7) |
South Asia | 7 | 5 (71) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 2 (29) | 0 (0) | 1 (14) |
Western Europe | 21 | 21 (100) | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
World Bank income level | |||||||
Low | 22 | 16 (73) | 9 (41) | 1 (5) | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (5) |
Lower-middle | 37 | 33 (89) | 11 (30) | 4 (11) | 6 (16) | 2 (5) | 1 (3) |
Upper-middle | 41 | 39 (95) | 8 (20) | 6 (15) | 11 (27) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
High | 57 | 56 (98) | 6 (11) | 12 (21) | 11 (19) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Number of countries that reported the healthcare providers primarily responsible for kidney failure clinical care, grouped by ISN region and World Bank income group. Percentages calculated as the number of responding countries divided by the total number of responding countries.
ISN, International Society of Nephrology; n, number of participating countries; NIS, Newly Independent States.