Extent, nature and consequences of performing outside scope of training in global health

Table 1 Survey Respondent Demographics (N = 223)

Demographic Description		n	%
Degree^a	MD/DO	183	82.1
	RN	8	3.6
	Physician assistant/nurse practitioner	8	3.6
	Other	24	10.8
Medical Discipline^a	Internal or Family Medicine	62	27.8
Medical Discipline^a	Other specialties	161	72.2
Professional Status^a	Licensed practitioner	146	65.5
	Trainee	65	29.1
	Fellow	15	6.7
	Resident	34	15.2
	Medical student	15	6.7
	Other clinical field	1	0.4
	Other	12	5.4
Training Region	North America	134	84.3
	Other	25	15.7
	Latin American/Caribbean	7	4.4
	South Asia	5	3.1
	Europe and Central Asia	4	2.5
	Sub-Saharan Africa	4	2.5
	Middle East and North Africa	1	0.6
	Unknown	64	–
STEGH Professional Role^a	Clinical	191	85.7
STEGH Professional Role^a	Non-clinical	32	14.4
STEGH World Bank Region^a	Sub-Saharan Africa	109	48.9
	Latin American and Caribbean	107	48.0
	South Asia	44	19.7
	East Asia and Pacific	25	11.2
	North America	17	7.5
	Middle East and North Africa	12	5.4
	Europe and Central Asia	7	3.1
STEGH Location^a	Urban	135	60.5
	Rural	115	51.6
	District/village	91	40.8
	Peri-urban	41	18.4
	Other	4	1.8
STEGH Organization Type^a	NGOs and other non-profits	143	64.1
	University	99	44.4
	Governmental	58	26.0
	International bilateral, multilateral, and health care foundations	28	12.6
	Other	13	5.8
STEGH Care Setting^a	Specialty hospital or national referral center	94	42.2
	Primary level or district hospital	93	41.7
	Community health workers in home or village setting	73	32.7
	Primary care clinic	68	30.5
	Health center or dispensary	37	16.6
	Other	23	10.3
Returned to STEGH location	Non-returner (1 trip)	19	8.5
	Returner (2–5 trips)	116	52.0
	Frequent returner (6 or more trips)	63	28.3
	No response	25	11.2

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