Table 1

Characteristics of Delphi participants

Participant dataFirst roundSecond round
n%n%
Participants13410011082.09
Countries461004086.96
Area of expertise for participants
 Community based107.4665.45
 Policy or planning3626.872926.36
 Research5440.304944.55
 Technical services3425.372623.64
Economic categories of countries
 High-income country8361.947467.27
 Low-income and middle-income country5138.063632.73
WHO regions representation
 Africa region1813.431210.91
 Americas region2619.412320.91
 Eastern Mediterranean region32.2432.73
 Europe region3425.372926.36
 South-East Asia region2317.161715.45
 Western Pacific region3022.392623.64