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Table 1 Background information of respondents from both state

From: Building the capacity of users and producers of evidence in health policy and systems research for better control of endemic diseases in Nigeria: a situational analysis

Producers of evidence (N = Enugu, 23; Anambra,27)

Users of evidence (N = Enugu, 21; Anambra, 25)

Variables

Enugu

n(%)

Anambra n(%)

Both

n(%)

Variables

Enugu

n(%)

Anambra n(%)

Both

n(%)

Gender

Gender

 Male

13(56.5)

16(59.3)

29(58.0)

 Male

11(52.4)

15(60.0)

26(56.5)

 Female

10(43.5)

11(40.7)

21(42.0)

 Female

10(47.6)

10(40.0)

20(43.5)

Age group

Age group

 25–40 years

9(39.1)

5(18.5)

14(28.0)

 25–40 years

9(42.9)

10(40.0)

19(41.3)

 41–50 years

9(39.1)

10(37.0)

19(38.0)

 41–50 years

8(38.1)

7(28.0)

15(32.6)

 51-60 years

5(21.7)

8(29.6)

13(26.0)

 51-60 years

4(19.0)

8(32.0)

12(26.1)

 >60 years

–

4(8.0)

4(8.0)

 >60 years

–

–

–

Professional cadre

Area of greatest experience

 Lecturer 2

1(4.3)

0(0.0)

1(2.0)

Malaria control

8(38.1)

4(16.0)

12(26.1)

 Lecturer 1

7(30.4)

2(7.4)

9(18.0)

 NTDs

4(19.0)

4(16.0)

8(17.4)

 Senior lecturer

3(13.0)

6(22.2)

9(18.0)

 HIV/AIDS

2(9.5)

4(16.0)

6(13.0)

 Readers

0(0.0)

4(14.8)

10(20.0)

 Other communicable diseases

3(14.3)

2(8.0)

5(10.9)

 Professor

3(13.0)

3(11.1)

6(12.0)

 Others (e.g. graduate Student)

9(0.0)

12(14.4)

12(44.4)

 NCDs

3(14.3)

2(8.0)

5(10.9)

 More than one area

–

8 (32)

8 (17.4)

 Others

1(4.8)

1(4.0)

2(4.3)

Main role in job

Main role in job

 Course coordinator

3(13.0)

4(14.8)

7(14.0)

 Departmental head

7(33.3)

9(36.0)

16(34.8)

 Departmental head

3(13.0)

6(22.2)

9(18.0)

 Divisional head

1(4.8)

1(4.0)

2(4.3)

 Dean of faculty

1(4.3)

0(0.0)

1(2.0)

 Programme manager

5(23.8)

8(32.0)

13(28.3)

 Lecturing

13(56.5)

12(44.4)

25(50.0)

 Policymaker

5(23.8)

0(0.0)

5(10.9)

 Hospital consultant

2(8.7)

1(3.7)

3(6.0)

 Others (e.g. planning officer, statisticians)

3(14.3)

7(28.0)

10(21.7)

Residents doctors

1(4.3)

4(14.8)

5(10.0)