Characteristics of study participants
| Respondent’s characteristics | Delphi round 1 | Delphi round 2 |
| Number of respondents | 134 | 110 |
| Number of countries represented | 46 | 40 |
| Respondent main areas of relevant expertise (%) | ||
| Community member—lived experience | 10 (7.5) | 6 (5.5) |
| Policy or planning | 36 (26.9) | 29 (26.7) |
| Research | 54 (40.2) | 49 (44.5) |
| Technical service delivery | 34 (25.4) | 26 (23.6) |
| Economic category of country status (%) | ||
| High-income country | 83 (61.9) | 74 (67.3) |
| Low and middle-income country | 51 (38.1) | 36 (32.7) |
| World Health Organization region (%) | ||
| Africa region | 18 (13.4) | 12 (10.9) |
| Americas region | 26 (19.4) | 23 (20.9) |
| Eastern Mediterranean region | 3 (2.2) | 3 (2.7) |
| Europe region | 34 (25.4) | 29 (26.4) |
| South-East Asia region | 23 (17.2) | 17 (15.5) |
| Western Pacific region | 30 (22.4) | 26 (23.6) |