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) |
| Male | 5 (38.4) | |
| Duration of work in the field of DRS (years) | < 5 | 4 (30.7) |
| 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) |
| Evaluator | 1 (7.6) | |
| Principal investigator | 0 | |
| Executive director | 9 (69.2) | |
| Administrator | 1 (7.6) | |
| Registrar | 2 (15.3) | |
| Researcher | 1 (7.6) | |
| Field of study (each participant may have more than one item) | Endocrinology | 1 (7.6) |
| General surgery | 1 (7.6) | |
| Healthcare services management | 1 (7.6) | |
| Medical physiology | 2 (15.3) | |
| Epidemiology | 2 (15.3) | |
| Health information management | 2 (15.3) | |
| Optometry | 1 (7.6) | |
| Maternal and child health | 1 (7.6) | |
| General practitioner | 3 (23) | |
| Nutrition | 1 (7.6) | |
| Type of degree | Clinical | 7 (53.8) |
| Non-clinical | 3 (23) | |
| Both clinical and non-clinical | 3 (23) | |
| Geographical scope of registry | National | 9 (69.2) |
| Regional | 4 (30.7) | |
| Type of registry | Clinical-based | 2 (15.3) |
| Clinical/population-based | 3 (23) | |
| Research/clinical-based | 3 (23) | |
| Research/clinical/population-based | 5 (38.4) | |