Table 1 Characteristics of STAR learning database activities
|  | Workshop (n = 40) | Courses (n = 280) | Web-based Resources (n = 62) | Total (N = 382) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Course Location | ||||
 Online | 24 (60.0%) | 200 (71.4%) | 62 (100.0%) | 286 (74.9%) |
 In-person | 9 (22.5%) | 71 (25.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 80 (20.9%) |
 Either | 6 (15.0%) | 5 (1.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (2.9%) |
 Unknown | 1 (2.5%) | 4 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (1.3%) |
Fulfills Competency Categories | ||||
 Core | 29 (72.5%) | 151 (53.9%) | 15 (24.2%) | 195 (51.0%) |
 Skill | 19 (47.5%) | 188 (67.1%) | 34 (54.8%) | 241 (63.1%) |
 Content | 5 (12.5%) | 69 (24.6%) | 21 (33.9%) | 95 (24.9%) |
Number of Competencies Fulfilled | ||||
 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | 2 (0.5%) |
 1 | 12 (32.5%) | 145 (51.8%) | 47 (75.8%) | 205 (53.7%) |
 2 | 20 (50.0%) | 87 (31.1%) | 13 (21.0%) | 120 (31.4%) |
 3 | 4 (10.0%) | 22 (7.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 26 (6.8%) |
 4 | 1 (2.5%) | 16 (5.7%) | 1 (1.6%) | 18 (4.7%) |
 5 | 1 (2.5%) | 6 (2.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (1.8%) |
 6 | 1 (2.5%) | 3 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (1.1%) |
WHO Region | ||||
 AFRO | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (4.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (3.4%) |
 EURO | 2 (5.0%) | 24 (8.6%) | 9 (14.5%) | 35 (9.2%) |
 PAHO | 38 (95.0%) | 238 (85.0%) | 48 (77.4%) | 324 (84.8%) |
 SEARO | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (1.1%) | 1 (1.6%) | 4 (1.1%) |
 WPRO | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.5%) |
 Unknown | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (6.5%) | 4 (1.1%) |
Cost | ||||
 $0 (Free) | 6 (15.0%) | 117 (41.8%) | 57 (91.9%) | 180 (47.1%) |
 $1–$99 | 0 (0.0%) | 46 (16.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 46 (12.0%) |
 $100–$499 | 4 (10.0%) | 32 (11.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | 37 (9.7%) |
 $500–$999 | 8 (20.0%) | 12 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 20 (5.2%) |
  ≥ $1000 | 21 (52.5%) | 65 (23.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 86 (22.5%) |
 Unknown | 1 (2.5%) | 8 (2.9%) | 4 (6.45%) | 13 (3.4%) |
Activity Hours | ||||
  < 20 | 29 (72.5%) | 158 (56.4%) | 31 (50.0%) | 218 (57.1%) |
 20–40 | 4 (10.0%) | 47 (16.8%) | 11 (17.7%) | 62 (16.2%) |
  ≥ 40 | 7 (17.5%) | 75 (26.8%) | 20 (32.3%) | 102 (26.7%) |
Top 5 Institutions | ||||
 Johns Hopkins University | 2 (5.0%) | 30 (10.7%) | 3 (4.8%) | 35 (9.2%) |
 American Management Assoc. | 21 (52.5%) | 13 (4.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 34 (8.9%) |
 Coursera | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (10.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 29 (7.6%) |
 USAID University | 0 (0.0%) | 24 (8.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 24 6.3%) |
 World Health Organization | 3 (7.5%) | 10 (3.6%) | 3 (4.8%) | 16 (4.2%) |