Are countries’ self-reported assessments of their capacity for infectious disease control reliable? Associations among countries’ self-reported international health regulation 2005 capacity assessments and infectious disease control outcomes

Table 2 Comparisons of factors between different disease control status

	Disease control status
	All cases^a (N = 907)							Only human cases (N = 800)
	Good^b		Normal		International alert or bad			Good		Normal		International alert or bad
	n = 492		n = 148		n = 267			n = 385		n = 148		n = 267
	n	%	n	%	n	%	Chi-square	n	%	n	%	n	%	Chi-square
HDI
Very High	276	56.10	52	35.14	103	38.58	139.23***	222	57.66	52	35.14	103	38.58	137.183***
High	69	14.02	6	4.05	93	34.83		46	11.95	6	4.05	93	34.83
Middle-low	67	13.62	18	12.16	26	9.74		50	12.99	18	12.16	26	9.74
low	79	16.06	72	48.65	45	16.85		66	17.14	72	48.65	45	16.85
International travel volume
Low	48	9.76	59	39.86	62	23.22	72.34***	39	10.13	59	39.86	62	23.22	60.951***
High	436	88.62	88	59.46	203	76.03		340	88.31	88	59.46	203	76.03
Health workforce density
High	183	37.20	16	10.81	65	24.34	142.42***	140	36.36	57	10.81	96	24.34	132.357***
Middle	81	16.46	4	2.70	101	37.83		57	14.81	4	2.70	101	37.83
Low	110	22.36	82	55.41	68	25.47		96	24.94	82	55.41	68	25.47
Total Health Expenditure
High	183	37.20	62	41.89	40	14.98	172.00***	120	31.17	62	41.89	40	14.98	119.312***
Middle	159	32.32	4	2.70	143	53.56		146	37.92	4	2.70	143	53.56
Low	140	28.46	81	54.73	74	27.72		114	29.61	81	54.73	74	27.72
IHR average scores
2016
High	164	33.33	3	2.03	55	20.60	84.88***	141	36.62	3	2.03	55	20.60	84.45***
Middle	106	21.54	52	35.14	103	38.58		74	19.22	52	35.14	103	38.58
Low	149	30.28	42	28.38	52	19.48		123	31.95	42	28.38	52	19.48
2017
High	313	63.62	109	73.65	192	71.91	24.197***	234	60.78	109	73.65	192	71.91	15.177**
Low	153	31.10	36	24.32	60	22.47		138	35.84	36	24.32	60	22.47

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