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Table 5 Relationship between personal characteristics and time spent on HPSR+A among producers of evidence

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

Personal characteristics

Time spent on HPSR+A as a proportion of research work

</=20%

21–40%

41–60%

61–80%

> 80%

â–¡2(p-value)

Gender

 Male

8(66.7)

6(75.0)

2(25.0)

1(33.3)

1(50.0)

5.439(0.245)

 Female

4(33.3)

2(25.0)

6(75.0)

2(66.7)

1(50.0)

 

Age group

 25–40 years

3(25.0)

1(12.5)

6(75.0)

2(66.7)

0(0)

 

 41 50 years

5(41.7)

3(37.5)

1(12.5)

0(0)

2(100.0)

15.525(0.214)

 51–60 years

2(16.7

3(37.5)

1(12.5)

1(33.3)

0(0)

 

 >60 years

2(16.7)

1(12.5)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

 

Professional cadre

 Lecturer 2

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

1(33.3)

0(0)

 

 Lecturer 1

0(0)

2(25.0)

1(12.5)

2(66.7)

1(50.0)

 

 Senior lecturer

3(25.0)

1(12.5)

2(25.0)

0(0)

0(0)

32.271(0.040)

 Reader

1(8.3)

2(25.0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

 

 Professor

5(41.7)

1(12.5)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

 

 Others

3(25.0)

2(25.0)

5(62.5)

0(0)

1(50.0)

 

Job role

 Course coordinator

2(16.7)

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

1(33.3)

1(50.0)

 

 Departmental head

1(8.3)

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

0(0)

0(0)

 

 Dean

1(8.3)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

 

 Lecturer

6(50.0)

5(62.5)

5(62.5)

2(66.7)

1(50.0)

 

 Hospital consultants

1(8.3)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

6.569(0.998)

 Residents

1(8.3)

1(12.5)

1(12.5)

0(0)

0(0)

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