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Table 1 Crisis types

From: Preparing for effective communications during disasters: lessons from a World Health Organization quality improvement project

Characterization

N(Percent)

Crisis length

 Acute

21 (81%)

 Chronic

5 (19%)

Crisis type

 Natural disaster

13 (50%)

 Outbreak

11 (42%)

 Conflict

2 (8%)

Deployment location

 Field

10 (39%)

 Country office

7 (27%)

 Field and country office

5 (19%)

 Regional office

3 (11%)

 Headquarters

1 (4%)

Arrived how long after crisis started

 First 72 h

3 (12%)

 3 days–1 week

6 (23%)

 1 week–1 month

6 (23%)

 Greater than 1 month

11 (42%)