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Table 1 Characteristics of interviewees

From: Dutch public health professionals’ perspectives and needs regarding citizen involvement in COVID-19 contact tracing through digital support tools: an exploratory qualitative study

Characteristics

Interviewees (N = 17)

Age, in years (Mdn; IQRa)

39 (32; 50)

Sex (%)

 • Male

4 (23.5)

 • Female

13 (76.5)

Experience with CT, in years (Mdn; IQR)

4 (2.5; 9)

Experience with CT for COVID-19, in months (Mdn; IQR)

8 (5; 9)

Professional role (%)

 • PHS-Nurse

13 (76.5)

 • PHS-Doctor

4 (23.5)

PHS CT-phaseb (%)

 • Phase 1

9 (52.9)

 • Phase 1B

2 (11.8)

 • Phase 2

1 (5.9)

 • Phase 3

4 (23.5)

 • Phase 4

1 (5.9)

 • Phase 5(B)

0 (0)

  1. aMdn Median, IQR Inter-Quartile Range
  2. bPhase 1: PHPs fully facilitated CT; Phase 1B: PHPs stopped monitoring contact persons and following up with cases; Phase 2: PHPs only facilitated CT for high-risk individuals and settings; Phase 3: PHPs aided cases with the identification of contact persons, but no longer notified them; Phase 4: PHPs left the identification and notification of contact persons completely up to cases; Phases 5 and 5B: PHPs collected less epidemiological data from cases