Variables | Group | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Have any previous research experience? | No | 64 | 30.0 |
Yes | 150 | 70.0 | |
Previous research related training during undergraduate, postgraduate or during job | No training obtained | 61 | 28.0 |
Obtained training: | 153 | 72.0 | |
Workshop | 95 | 45.0 | |
Seminar | 58 | 27.0 | |
Experience on specialized short course | No | 110 | 51.0 |
Yes | 104 | 49.0 | |
1–6 months | 74 | 35.0 | |
7–12 months | 17 | 8.0 | |
12 month | 13 | 6.0 | |
Do you have interest in conducting health-related research? | Not interested | 50 | 23.0 |
Interested | 164 | 77 | |
Are you interested in learning about how to conduct health-related research? | Not interested | 44 | 21.0 |
Interested | 170 | 79.0 | |
Overall ability to design and conduct health-related research | Poor | 28 | 13.0 |
Fair | 55 | 26.0 | |
Good | 101 | 47.0 | |
Excellent | 30 | 14.0 | |
Involvement in research as a subject or a respondent | Never | 34 | 16.0 |
Sometimes | 77 | 36.0 | |
Often | 48 | 22.0 | |
Usually | 32 | 15.0 | |
Always | 23 | 11.0 | |
Involvement in research as a principal investigator or co-investigator | Never | 64 | 30.0 |
Sometimes | 62 | 29.0 | |
Often | 34 | 16.0 | |
Usually | 36 | 17.0 | |
Always | 18 | 8.0 | |
Number of peer-reviewed journal articles published within the last 5 years | 0 (No) | 123 | 57.0 |
1–3 | 70 | 33.0 | |
≥4 | 21 | 10.0 | |
Number of peer-reviewed posters and/or abstracts in local/regional conference since last 5 years | 0 (No) | 107 | 50.0 |
1–3 | 79 | 37.0 | |
≥4 | 28 | 13.0 |