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Table 4 Basic characteristics of participants in the pilot survey and formal survey

From: Development and validation of an infectious disease control competency scale for public health professionals

Characteristics

Pilot survey

Formal survey

P

Frequency, n

Percentage, %

Frequency, n

Percentage, %

Age, years

    

0.376

 35–40

75

48.4

234

49.2

 

 41–45

45

29.0

157

33.0

 

 46–50

35

22.6

85

17.9

 

Gender

    

0.138

 Male

63

40.7

226

47.5

 

 Female

92

59.4

250

52.5

 

Education level

    

0.340

 Doctorate

8

5.2

23

4.8

 

 Master's Degree

63

40.7

211

44.3

 

 Bachelor's Degree

84

54.2

234

49.2

 

 Junior college or below

  

8

1.7

 

Major of bachelor/college

    

 < 0.001

 Public health and preventive medicine

93

60.0

364

76.5

 

 Clinical medicine

20

12.9

54

11.3

 

 Other medical disciplines

6

3.9

27

5.7

 

 Public management

5

3.2

12

2.5

 

 Other management disciplines

3

1.9

3

0.6

 

 Other

28

18.1

16

3.4

 

Professional title

    

0.023

 Senior

36

23.2

68

14.3

 

 Sub-senior

63

40.7

235

49.4

 

 Intermediate

56

36.1

173

36.3

 

Years of work related to infectious disease prevention and control

    

0.380

 < 5

15

9.7

47

9.9

 

 5–9

31

20.0

68

14.3

 

 10–14

50

32.3

155

32.6

 

 15–19

27

17.4

110

23.1

 

 ≥ 20

32

20.7

96

20.2

 

Job type

    

0.021

 Management positions

7

4.5

5

1.1

 

 Professional technical positions

118

76.1

367

77.1

 

 Professional technical and management positions

30

19.4

104

21.9

 

Position

    

0.215

 Section member

51

32.9

183

38.5

 

 Deputy section chief and above

104

67.1

293

61.5

 

Postgraduate supervisor qualifications

    

0.451

 Doctoral supervisor

17

11.0

37

7.8

 

 Master’s supervisor

22

14.2

66

13.9

 

 None

116

74.8

373

78.4

 

Net monthly income, RMB

    

 < 0.001

 < 5000

20

12.9

49

10.3

 

 5000–9999

129

83.2

305

64.1

 

 10000–20000

5

3.2

115

24.2

 

 20000–30000

1

0.7

7

1.5

 

Experience in prevention and control of infectious diseases

     

 Zika virus disease

7

4.5

66

13.9

0.002

 H1N1 Influenza

84

54.2

280

58.8

0.311

 Middle East respiratory syndrome

11

7.1

69

14.5

0.016

 Coronavirus disease 2019

152

98.1

461

96.9

0.583

 Ebola virus disease

8

5.2

56

11.8

0.018

 Other

65

41.9

201

42.2

0.949

Number of participations in outbreak response

    

0.039

 0

3

1.9

17

3.6

 

 1–2

21

13.6

42

8.8

 

 3–5

33

21.3

83

17.4

 

 6–10

27

17.4

58

12.2

 

 > 10

71

45.8

276

58.0

 
  1. The comparison of basic characteristics between two groups employed Chi Square test or Fisher’s exact test. Intermediate professional title: professionals with several years of practical experience who have demonstrated competence in their field (ranks 10–8); sub-senior professional title: experienced professionals who have made significant contributions to their discipline and exhibited leadership capabilities (ranks 7–5); senior professional title: the highest level, reserved for exceptional professionals with distinguished accomplishments, recognized expertise, and substantial leadership roles within their organizations or fields (ranks 4–1)
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