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Table 1 Comparison of countries’ characteristics between CRS and SPAR score groups

From: Why do International Health Regulations self-assessment capacities (SPAR) scores not predict COVID-19 control outcomes? – analysis of the relationship between SPAR scores and COVID-19 resilience scores in 2021

 

Total (%)

COVID Resilience Score (CRS)

SPAR

Score 0 to 4 (28.7%)

Score 5 to 8 (57.5%)

Score 9 to 12 (13.8%)

X2

Low (47.5%)

High (52.5%)

X2

Income (%)

    

9.65

  

22.70*

LICs

4 (5.0)

0 (0)

4 (8.7)

0 (0)

 

3 (7.9)

1 (2.4)

 

LMICs

17 (21.3)

7 (30.4)

10 (21.7)

0 (0)

 

14 (36.8)

3 (7.1)

 

HMICs

27 (33.8)

12 (52.2)

13 (28.3)

2 (18.2)

 

15 (39.5)

12 (28.6)

 

HICs

32 (40.0)

4 (17.4)

19 (41.3)

9 (81.8)

 

6 (15.8)

26 (61.9)

 

Region (%)

    

8.94

  

15.89*

Asia

20 (25.0)

4 (17.4)

12 (26.1)

4 (36.4)

 

7 (18.4)

13(31.0)

 

Africa

15 (18.7)

4 (17.4)

11 (23.9)

0 (0)

 

13 (34.2)

2 (4.8)

 

America

17 (21.3)

9 (39.1)

8 (17.4)

0 (0)

 

7 (18.4)

10 (23.8)

 

European

28 (35.0)

6 (26.1)

15 (32.6)

7 (63.6)

 

11 (28.9)

17 (40.5)

 

Civil Liberties

    

3.75

  

9.79*

Score ≥ 4

30 (37.5)

8 (34.8)

19 (41.3)

3 (27.3)

 

17 (44.7)

13 (31.0)

 

Score < 4

50 (62.5)

15 (65.2)

27 (58.7)

8 (72.7)

 

21 (55.3)

29 (69.0)

 

Government Effectiveness

    

3.71

  

14.92*

Score ≤ 0

39 (48.8)

16 (69.6)

21 (45.7)

2 (18.2)

 

26 (68.4)

13 (31.0)

 

Score > 0

41 (51.2)

7 (30.4)

25 (54.3)

9 (81.8)

 

12 (31.6)

29 (69.0)

 
  1. * p < 0.05