Table 4 Relationship between personal characteristics and areas of involvement HPSR+A among producers of evidence
Personal characteristics | Areas of involvement in HPSR+A | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Research | Policy Analysis | Policy Formulation | Decision Making | Research uptake | Implementation research | Operations research | |
Gender | |||||||
 Male | 15(45.5) | 8(57.1) | 2(18.2) | 0(0) | 8(47.1) | 10(52.6) | 9(50.0) |
 Female | 18(54.5) | 6(42.9) | 9(81.9) | 9(100) | 9(52.2) | 9(47.4) | 9(50.0) |
 □2(p-value) | 0.475(0.56) | 1.83(0.21) | 3.284(0.07) | 7.95(0.05) | 0.27(0.60) | 1.42(0.23) | 0.74(0.39) |
Age group | |||||||
 25–40 years | 9(27.3) | 5(35.7) | 1(9.1) | 0(0) | 6(35.3) | 6(31.6) | 5(27.8) |
 41 50 years | 13(39.3 | 3(21.4) | 1(9.1) | 1(11.1) | 3(17.6) | 6(31.6) | 5(27.8) |
 51–60 years | 8(24.2) | 3(21.4) | 6(54.5) | 5(55.6) | 5(29.4) | 5(26.3) | 6(33.3) |
 >60 years | 3(9.1) | 3(21.4) | 3(27.3) | 3(33.3) | 3(17.6) | 2(10.5) | 2(11.1) |
 □2(p-value) | 0.33(0.95) | 6.36(0.01) | 15.87(0.01) | 17.65(0.01) | 6.41(0.09) | 0.72(0.87) | 1.70(0.64) |
Academic Cadre | |||||||
 Lecturer 2 | 1(3.0) | 1(7.1) | 1(2.0) | 0(0) | 1(5.9) | 1(5.3) | 1(5.6) |
 Lecturer 1 | 6(18.2) | 4(28.6) | 3(27.3) | 3(33.3) | 4(23.5) | 4(21.1) | 2(11.1) |
 Senior lecturer | 5(15.2) | 2(14.3) | 1(9.1) | 0(0) | 1(5.9) | 2(10.5) | 5(27.8) |
 Reader | 4(12.1) | 1(7.1) | 2(18.2) | 2(22.2) | 1(5.9) | 2(10.5) | 16.7) |
 Professor | 5(15.2) | 2(14.3) | 3(27.3) | 3(33.3) | 3(17.6) | 4(21.1) | 2(11.1) |
 Others | 12(36.4) | 4(11.1) | 2(18.2) | 1(11.1) | 7(41.2) | 6(31.6) | 5(27.8) |
 □2(p-value) | 4.55(0.473) | 4.87(0.43) | 8.05(0.15) | 13.06(0.02) | 5.31(0.38) | 5.87(0.32) | 8.03(0.16) |
Job role | |||||||
 Coordinator | 5(15.2) | 3(21.4) | 2(18.2) | 1(11.1) | 3(17.6) | 4(21.1) | 5(27.8) |
 HOD | 7(21.2) | 2(14.3) | 3(27.3) | 5(55.6) | 5(29.4) | 2(10.5) | 2(11.1) |
 Dean | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(5.3) | 0(0) |
 Lecturer | 18(54.5) | 8(57.1) | 4(36.4) | 3(33.3) | 8(47.1) | 11(57.9) | 10(55.6) |
 Hospital Cons | 2(6.1) | 0(0) | 1(6.1) | 0(0) | 1(5.9) | 1(5.3) | 0(0) |
 Residents | 1(3.0) | 1(7.1) | 1(9.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(5.6) |
 □2(p-value) | 7.71(0.17) | 2.83(0.73) | 1.89(0.86) | 11.25(0.06) | 5.24(0.39) | 7.15(0.21) | 7.534(0.18) |