Table 1 Background characteristics of the 2013–2018 AFROHUN-Uganda alumni
Variable | Attribute | Frequency N = 182 (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 107 (58.8) |
Female | 75 (41.2) | |
Age in years | Below 30 | 136 (74.7) |
30 and above | 46 (25.3) | |
Year of attendance of any AFROHUN-Uganda capacity building program | 2013–2015 | 37 (20.3) |
2016–2018 | 145 (79.7) | |
Nature of AFROHUN-Uganda capacity building activities that the alumni participated ina | OH field attachment | 163 (89.6) |
OH students’ club | 8 (4.4) | |
Master of Veterinary Public Health and Management | 3 (1.6) | |
Got a scholarship | 2 (1.1) | |
Fellowship | 22 (12.1) | |
Outbreak Investigations | 20 (11) | |
OH residency | 2 (1.1) | |
Innovations | 11 (6) | |
Had any other academic qualification prior to the award of the most recent qualification | Yes | 22 (12.1) |
No | 160 (87.9) | |
Highest academic qualification | Bachelors | 134 (73.6) |
Masters | 44 (24.2) | |
Post Graduate Diploma | 4 (2.2) | |
Was employed after participation in the AFROHUN-Uganda capacity building programme | Yes | 159 (87.4) |
No | 23 (12.6) |