Table 1

Characteristics of participants in Delphi Survey

Stakeholder groupRound 1 of DelphiRound 2 of DelphiRetention, %
Healthcare provider34 (male: 29; female: 5)

  • Clinician: 31

  • Nurse: 2

  • Social worker: 1

30 (male: 25; female: 5)

  • Clinician: 27

  • Nurse: 2

  • Social worker: 1

88.2*
Patient or public12 (male: 8; female: 4)

  • Snakebite survivor: 5

  • Family member: 5

  • Community representative: 2

11 (male: 8; female: 3)

  • Snakebite survivor: 5

  • Family member: 4

  • Community representative: 2

91.7†
Potential COS user26 (male: 18; female: 8)

  • Guideline developer: 3

  • Journal editor: 1

  • Research funder: 1

  • Researchers: 21

20 (male: 13; female: 7)

  • Guideline developer: 2

  • Journal editor: 1

  • Research funder: 0

  • Researchers: 17

76.9‡

  • *In round 1, the country-wise distribution of participants was Bangladesh: 2, Bhutan: 1, India: 29, Nepal: 1, Pakistan: 1 and Sri Lanka: 0. In round 2, 4 participants from India dropped out.

  • †All participants from the patient or public representative stakeholder group were from India. In round 2, 1 participant dropped out.

  • ‡In round 1, the country-wise distribution of participants was Bangladesh: 2, Bhutan: 0, India: 12, Nepal: 4, Pakistan: 0, Sri Lanka: 2 and other countries: 6. In round 2, 1 participant from Bangladesh, 3 from India and two from other countries dropped out.

  • COS, core outcome set.