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Table 3 Characteristics of respondents (n=80) stratified by site

From: Prioritizing strategies for comprehensive liver cancer control in Asia: a conjoint analysis

 

All

China

Japan

South Korea

Taiwan

p-value

Primary Role, %

Clinicians

60.0

15.0

15.0

15.0

15.0

0.196

Hepatologist

18.8

2.5

5.0

7.5

3.8

 

Oncologist

21.3

10.0

2.5

1.3

7.5

 

Radiologist

3.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

0.0

 

Surgeon

12.5

0.0

8.3

4.2

0.0

 

Other

3.8

0.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

 

Policy makers

25.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

0.167

Governmental

18.8

5.0

6.3

5.0

2.5

 

Non-Governmental

6.3

1.3

0.0

1.3

3.8

 

Advocates

15.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

0.518

Disease advocacy

5.0

0.0

1.3

1.3

2.5

 

Media/Spokesperson

3.8

1.3

1.3

0.0

1.3

 

Patient advocacy

6.3

2.5

1.3

2.5

0.0

 

Area of Involvement, %

     

0.002**

Hepatitis

26.3

5.0

11.3

3.8

6.3

 

HCC

57.5

17.5

13.7

16.3

10.0

 

Metastatic liver cancer

10.0

2.5

0.0

0.0

7.5

 

Transplantation

6.3

0.0

0.0

5.0

1.3

 

Level of Involvement, %

     

0.029*

International

15.0

3.8

3.8

5.0

2.5

 

Local/municipality

6.3

5.0

0.0

1.3

0.0

 

National

56.3

13.7

11.3

17.5

13.7

 

Regional/provincial

22.5

2.5

10.0

1.3

8.8

 
  1. *p<0.05, **p<0.01.