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Table 2 P30 Core Center Reported Barriers to Conducting DR2

From: Assessing the national capacity for disaster research response (DR2) within the NIEHS Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers

 

No barrier (1)

Minor barrier (2)

Neutral (3)

Moderate barrier (4)

Severe barrier (5)

Mean

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

 

Expertise

50% (8)

19% (3)

13% (2)

19% (3)

0

2

Equipment

38% (6)

31% (5)

31% (5)

0

0

1.9

Laboratories

50% (8)

19% (3)

19% (3)

6% (1)

6% (1)

2

Staff capacity

13% (2)

25% (4)

31% (5)

25% (4)

6% (1)

2.9

Faculty capacity

19% (3)

25% (4)

19% (3)

31% (5)

6% (1)

2.8

Training

13% (2)

13% (2)

38% (6)

38% (6)

0

3

Planning

13% (2)

25% (4)

38% (6)

19% (3)

6% (1)

2.8

Pre-developed protocols

13% (2)

25% (4)

31% (5)

25% (4)

6% (1)

2.9

IRB

25% (4)

13% (2)

38% (6)

25% (4)

0

2.6

Experience

13% (2)

44% (7)

19% (3)

25% (4)

0

2.6

Geographic location

38% (6)

6% (1)

44% (7)

13% (2)

0

2.3

Funding

0

13% (2)

25% (4)

19% (3)

44% (7)

3.9