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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of respondents for all POEs together and per POE type

From: Assessing training needs in infectious disease management at major ports, airports and ground-crossings in Europe

Variable

All POE

(n, (%))

Ports

(n, (%))

Airports

(n, (%))

Ground-crossings (n, (%))

Number (n)

50 (100)

27 (54.0)*

18 (36)*

5 (10)*

Countries

19 (100)

17 (89)*

17 (89)*

4 (21)*

Response Rate for countries

19/26 (73)

17/26 (65)

17/26 (65)

4/26 (15)

Gender

 Male

26 (52)

14 (52)

9 (50)

3 (60)

 Female

24 (48)

13 (48)

9 (50)

2 (40)

Working level

 National level

20 (40)

7 (26)

10 (56)

3 (60)

 Regional level

16 (32)

10 (37)

4 (22)

2 (40)

 Port level

14 (28)

10 (37)

4 (22)

0 (0)

Sector

 Public sector

48 (95)

26 (96)

17 (94)

5 (100)

 Private sector

2 (5)

1 (4)

1 (6)

0 (0)

Highest completed education

 Secondary education

2 (4)

1 (4)

0 (0)

1 (20)

 Vocational education

1 (2)

1 (4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Higher professional education

5 (10)

3 (11)

2 (11)

0 (0)

 University

42 (84)

22 (81)

16 (89)

4 (80)

Years experience in the current job

14.8 (8.2)^

14.9 (7.7)^

14.5 (9.6)^

15.6 (7.2)^

  1. *)% of All PoE; ^Mean (Standard Deviation); POE point of entry, n number