Table 1 Characteristics of investigators and their hosting institutions
From: Map of biomedical research in Cameroon; a documentary review of approved protocols from 1997 to 2012
Parameters | Tally | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 1223 | 56.6 |
Female | 860 | 39.8 |
Unknown | 89 | 4.10 |
Country of origin | ||
Cameroon | 1842 | 87.8 |
Other | 330 | 15.2 |
Professional background | ||
Specialist in Medicine | 360 | 52.3 |
Pharmacist | 13 | 1.9 |
Biologist | 118 | 17.2 |
Public health | 90 | 13.1 |
Others | 107 | 15.6 |
Institution of investigator | ||
University | 1664 | 77.1 |
Hospital | 106 | 4.9 |
Pharmaceutical company | 13 | 0.6 |
NGO | 255 | 11.9 |
Others | 96 | 4.5 |
Professional grade | ||
PhD | 644 | 31.6 |
Masters | 232 | 11.4 |
Undergraduate | 108 | 5.3 |
Physician | 1056 | 51.8 |