Table 1 Main demographics of participants in the Regional One Health Partnership (the Network)
From: Members’ experiences and perceptions of participating in an Australian Regional One Health Network
Demographic | Value | Count, % |
|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 26) | Female | 18, 69% |
Male | 7, 27% | |
Non-binary | 0 | |
Prefer not to say | 1, 4% | |
Qualifications relevant to One Health (n = 26) | PhD | 15, 58 |
Undergraduate/bachelor’s degree | 15, 58% | |
Master’s degree | 7, 27% | |
Diploma | 3, 12% | |
Certificate | 3, 12% | |
Honours degree | 1, 4% | |
Other (medical and veterinary specialisations and higher degrees) | 3, 12% | |
Organisation classification (n = 25) | State/Territory government | 12, 48% |
Higher education | 9, 36% | |
Federal government | 3, 12% | |
Not for profit/advocacy group | 2, 8% | |
Other (clinicians in a public hospital and a veterinary practice) | 2, 8% | |
Local government or council | 1, 4% | |
Private industry | 0 | |
Personal business/consultant | 0Footnote 2, 0% | |
Role in organisation (n = 26) | Research | 13, 50% |
Education and/or training | 13, 50% | |
Clinical | 11, 42% | |
Role fostering collaborations | 9, 35% | |
Program development | 7, 27% | |
Prevention | 7, 27% | |
Policy | 5, 19% | |
Other (Emergency management, higher degree research training, diagnostic/consultation, surveillance and response) | 4, 16% | |
Sector (n = 26) | Human health | 17, 65% |
Animal health | 17, 65% | |
Environmental health | 9, 35% | |
Wildlife health | 8, 31% | |
Cross cutting across sectors | 8, 31% | |
Ecology | 6, 23% | |
Other (zoonotic disease) | 1, 4% | |
Geographic region or area of relevance (n = 25) | New South Wales | 7, 28% |
Hunter New England | 6, 24% | |
Australia | 5, 20% | |
Northern NSW | 4, 16% | |
International | 3, 12% | |
Victoria | 2, 8% | |
Coastal areas, Eastern Australia, Northern Tablelands, Narrabri local government area (LGA), the Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Queensland, Riverina, South-Eastern NSW, urban NSW, Walgett LGA, wildlife free-range areas. | For each value: 1, 4% |