Table 2 Distribution of the participants in phase 1
From: Barriers and facilitators for disease registry systems: a mixed-method study
Characteristics | Phase 1 participants. (n = 13) | |
|---|---|---|
Number (percent) | ||
Age |  < 40 years | 9 (69.2) |
|  |  ≥ 40 years | 4 (30.7) |
Gender | Female | 8 (61.5) |
| Â | Male | 5 (38.4) |
Duration of work in the field of DRS (years) |  < 5 | 4 (30.7) |
| Â | Equal to and more than 5 | 11 (84.6) |
Activity in the field of DRS (Each participant may have more than one item) | Supervisor | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Evaluator | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | Principal investigator | 0 |
| Â | Executive director | 9 (69.2) |
| Â | Administrator | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | Registrar | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Researcher | 1 (7.6) |
Field of study (each participant may have more than one item) | Endocrinology | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | General surgery | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | Healthcare services management | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | Medical physiology | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Epidemiology | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Health information management | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Optometry | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | Maternal and child health | 1 (7.6) |
| Â | General practitioner | 3 (23) |
| Â | Nutrition | 1 (7.6) |
Type of degree | Clinical | 7 (53.8) |
| Â | Non-clinical | 3 (23) |
| Â | Both clinical and non-clinical | 3 (23) |
Geographical scope of registry | National | 9 (69.2) |
| Â | Regional | 4 (30.7) |
Type of registry | Clinical-based | 2 (15.3) |
| Â | Clinical/population-based | 3 (23) |
| Â | Research/clinical-based | 3 (23) |
| Â | Research/clinical/population-based | 5 (38.4) |