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Table 3 Characteristics of experts who participated in proposing and scoring priorities

From: Global research priorities for social, behavioural and community engagement interventions for maternal, newborn and child health

Health area

Characteristics

Experts who proposed research priorities

Experts who scored research priorities

No.

%

No.

%

Maternal

Total

120

 

78

 

Sex

Female

76

63.3

48

61.5

Male

39

32.5

30

38.5

Not recorded

5

4.2

0

0.0

Type of expert

Programme

83

69.2

53

67.9

Researcher

37

30.8

25

32.1

Income level of country of residencea

HIC

50

41.7

35

44.9

LMIC

70

58.3

43

55.1

Newborn

Total

109

 

116

 

Sex

Female

54

49.5

63

54.3

Male

54

49.5

53

45.7

Not recorded

1

0.9

0

0.0

Type of expert

Programme

80

73.4

70

60.3

Researcher

29

26.6

45

38.8

Not recorded

0

0.0%

1

0.9

Income level of country of residencea

HIC

55

50.5

51

44.0

LMIC

52

47.7

63

54.3

Not recorded

2

1.8

2

1.7

Child

Total

81

 

87

 

Sex

Female

43

53.1

52

59.8

Male

36

44.4

32

36.8

Other

0

0.0

1

1.1

Not recorded

2

2.5

2

2.3

Type of expert

Programme

51

63.0

56

64.4

Researcher

29

35.8

29

33.3

Not recorded

1

1.2

2

2.3

Income level of country of residencea

HIC

36

44.4

40

46.0

LMIC

42

51.9

45

51.7

Not recorded

3

3.7

2

2.3

Cross-cutting

Total

  

240

 

Sex

Female

  

139

57.9

Male

  

100

41.7

Other

  

1

0.4

Type of expert

Programme

  

154

64.2

Researcher

  

86

35.8

Income level of country of residencea

HIC

  

106

44.2

LMIC

  

133

55.4

Not recorded

  

1

0.4

  1. aBased on the 2018 World Bank Classification. HIC high-income country, LMIC low- and middle-income country