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Table 3 Perceived barriers and acceptability of virtual global health partnership initiatives (VGHPIs) among respondents

From: Perceived roles, benefits and barriers of virtual global health partnership initiatives: a cross-sectional exploratory study

 

LMIC

HIC

p value

N = 61 (%)

N = 66 (%)

Panel A: Perceived barriers of VGHPIs

 Lack of institution accreditation/ acknowledgement

36 (60%)

35 (55%)

0.66

 Lack of space/facilities

37 (62%)

32 (49%)

0.19

 Lack of specialty accreditation/ acknowledgement

35 (58%)

30 (47%)

0.42

 Lack of technological capacity

41 (68%)

36 (55%)

0.16

 Physical participation/ interaction requirement

41 (68%)

39 (61%)

0.66

 Time needed to train staff

43 (72%)

56 (86%)

0.06

 Cost of training

45 (75%)

42 (65%)

0.44

 Lack of institutional support

45 (75%)

48 (75%)

0.58

 Lack of mentors/local champions

47 (78%)

51 (78%)

0.57

 Lack of onsite technical support

48 (80%)

45 (70%)

0.27

 Lack of equipment for virtual education

49 (82%)

46 (71%)

0.19

 Lack of formal training curriculum

49 (82%)

49 (78%)

0.51

Panel B: Acceptability/Usability of VGHPIs

 Starting VGHPIs

  I must learn many things to succeed with VGHPIs

28 (48%)

9 (14%)

< 0.001*

  I prefer in-person activities over virtual partnership activities

30 (51%)

48 (74%)

0.02*

  I would feel confident in participating in VGHPIs

48 (81%)

59 (91%)

0.28

  I think my organization is interested in collaborating to expand VGHPIs

49 (83%)

49 (75%)

0.55

  I want to implement virtual partnerships

52 (88%)

56 (88%)

0.62

 Participation in VGHPIs

  I need technical support staff to adequately participate

31 (53%)

14 (22%)

< 0.001*

  I think VGHPI rollout would go smoothly

37 (63%)

30 (46%)

0.14

  I anticipate continuing VGHPIs in the future

54 (92%)

63 (97%)

0.19

 Utilization of VGHPIs

  I think VGHPIs would be awkward/uncomfortable

12 (20%)

7 (11%)

0.22

  I think VGHPIs will be inconsistent at my organization

19 (32%)

23 (35%)

0.60

  I think virtual applications and technology are complicated

23 (39%)

12 (19%)

0.04*

  I think participation in VGHPIs will be easy

39 (66%)

25 (39%)

0.01*

  I think VGHPIs can be implemented quickly

40 (68%)

34 (52%)

0.19

  I think VGHPIs would complement existing activities

56 (95%)

61 (94%)

0.35

  1. VGHPI virtual global health partnership initiative, LMIC low/middle income country, HIC high income country
  2. *Statistically significant distribution at p value < 0.05