WHO Global Region Country (N responses) Total NO responses Mean age (years) Ratio women/men Specialty (%) More than 20 years of professional experience (%) % spending more than 20 hours/ week with allergic diseases Work setting (%) In your practice, who codes diseases/ interventions? Classification/ coding tool used in the day-to-day clinical work (%) Do you think the classification system you are using is appropriate for your practice? (%)
AFRO
Algeria (2) Kenya (1) Nigeria (1) South Africa (2) Zimbabwe (1)
7
49.5
0.16
Allergist (29) Clinical Immunologist (14.2) Pulmonologist (14.2) Paediatrician (14.2) Researcher (14.2) Other (14.2)
57.1
57.1
Private (28.6) Public (42.8) Both (28.6) Yourself (43.0) A staff member/ institution (14.0) Nobody (43.0) I don’t know (0.0) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (57.1) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (14.3) SNOMED-CT (0.0) Read Codes (14.3) None (14.3) Other (0.0) Yes (42.8) No (57.2)
PARO
Argentina (15) Brazil (30) Canada (8) Chile (5) Colombia (6) Costa Rica (3) Cuba (2) Dominican Republic (4) Ecuador (3) Honduras (2) Mexico (16) Nicaragua (1) Panama (1) Paraguay (4) Peru (1) United States of America (39) Venezuela (1)
141
55.2
0.83
Allergist (81.5) Clinical Immunologist (9.2) Dermatologist (1.4) ENT (1.4) Paediatrician (4.2) Researcher (1.4) Other (0.9)
51.7
74.5
Private (49.0) Public (18.4) Both (32.6) Yourself (68.8) A staff member / institution (18.0) Nobody (9.2) I don’t know (4.2) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (69.5) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (7.0) SNOMED-CT (0.7) Read Codes (3.5) None (17.0) Other (2.3) Yes (31.2) No (68.8)
EMRO
Egypt (6) Iran (1) Jordan (1) Lebanon (3) Morocco (1) Pakistan (3) Saudi Arabia (2) Tunisia (1)
18
49.3
0.80
Allergist (50) Clinical Immunologist (5.5) Paediatrician (22.5) Primary care (5.5) Pulmonologist (5.5) Researcher (5.5) Other (5.5)
38.9
44.5
Private (33.3) Public (33.3) Both (33.4) Yourself (50) A staff member / institution (11.1) Nobody (33.3) I don’t know (4.7) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (22.2) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (0.0) SNOMED-CT (0.0) Read Codes (5.6) None (72.2) Other (0.0) Yes (38.9) No (61.1)
EURO
Albania (1) Armenia (2) Austria (6) Belarus (1) Belgium (7) Bulgaria (5) Croatia (5) Czech Republic (2) Denmark (1) Finland (1) France (20) Georgia (2) Germany (5) Greece (11) Hungary (1) Israel (3) Italy (20) Lithuania (2) Netherlands (3) Poland (3) Portugal (22) Romania (12) Russian Federation (1) Serbia (9) Slovenia (1) Spain (26) Sweden (1) Switzerland (1) Turkey (5) Ukraine (3) United Kingdom (12)
189
48.7
1.07
Allergist (69.8) Clinical Immunologist (4.2) Dermatologist (6.3) ENT (0.5) Paediatrician (11.0) Primary care (1.0) Pulmonologist (5.2) Researcher (1.0) Other (1.0)
46.5
68.8
Private (14.3) Public (51.3) Both (34.4) Yourself (53.0) A staff member / institution (30.1) Nobody (10.0) I don’t know (6.9) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (72.0) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (0.5) SNOMED-CT (1.0) Read Codes (1.6) None (19.6) Other (5.3) Yes (28.0) No (72.0)
SEARO
India (5) Indonesia (2) Sri Lanka (2) Thailand (10)
19
41.4
1.37
Allergist (73.7) Clinical Immunologist (5.2) Paediatrician (10.5) Pulmonologist (5.2) Researcher (5.2)
21.0
31.6
Private (15.8) Public (21.0) Both (63.2) Yourself (47.3) A staff member / institution (26.3) Nobody (21.0) I don’t know (5.4) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (73.7) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (0.0) SNOMED-CT (0.0) Read Codes (0.0) None (21.0) Other (5.3) Yes (31.5) No (68.5)
WPRO
Australia (14) Brunei Darussalam (1) China (1) Japan (1) Malaysia (5) Philippines (1) Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (4) Viet Nam (3)
32
49.5
0.45
Allergist (46.8) Clinical Immunologist (21.8) Dermatologist (9.3) ENT (3.2) Paediatrician (12.5) Pulmonologist (3.2) Researcher (3.2)
46.8
40.6
Private (28.1) Public (40.6) Both (31.3) Yourself (37.5) A staff member / institution (40.6) Nobody (18.7) I don’t know (3.2) ICD-10 (+ adaptation) (50) ICD-9 (+ adaptation) (3.1) SNOMED-CT (6.2) Read Codes (0.0) None (37.5) Other (3.2) Yes (37.5) No (62.5)