Table 1 Characteristics of TROPIC participants at pre-intervention (n = 49)
Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 22 (44.9) |
Female | 27 (55.1) |
Age group | |
21–30 yrs | 17 (34.7) |
31–40 yrs | 17 (34.7) |
41–50 yrs | 15 (30.6) |
> 50 yrs | 0 (0) |
Highest completed or current education | |
Professional qualification | 13 (26.5) |
Bachelors degree | 15 (30.6) |
Postgraduate diploma | 14 (28.6) |
Masters degree | 7 (14.3) |
Organization | |
Organization 1 | 12 (24.5) |
Organization 2 | 12 (24.5) |
Organization 3 | 5 (10.2) |
Organization 4 | 9 (18.4) |
Organization 5 | 7 (14.3) |
Organization 6 | 4 (8.2) |
Positiona | |
Board member | 0 (0) |
Senior manager | 8 (16.3) |
Middle manager | 26 (53.1) |
Senior clinician | 0 (0) |
Front line staff | 6 (12.2) |
Other (eg. technical staff, program assistant) | 5 (10.2) |
Years in current positiona | |
< 1 yr | 17 (37.8) |
1 yr – <3 yrs | 12 (26.7) |
3 yrs – < 6 yrs | 12 (26.7) |
6 yrs – < 11 yrs | 1 (2.2) |
≥ 12 yrs | 3 (6.6) |
Years with current organizationa | |
< 1 yr | 8 (17.8) |
1 yr – <3 yrs | 7 (15.6) |
3 yrs – < 6 yrs | 8 (17.8) |
6 yrs – < 11 yrs | 3 (6.7) |
≥ 12 yrs | 19 (42.2) |
Years worked in sectora | |
< 1 yr | 5 (11.1) |
1 yr – <3 yrs | 6 (13.3) |
3 yrs – < 6 yrs | 7 (15.6) |
6 yrs – < 11 yrs | 5 (11.1) |
≥ 12 yrs | 22 (48.9) |
Research training/educationa | |
None at all (yes) | 1 (2.2) |
Via undergraduate classes (yes) | 26 (57.8) |
Via postgraduate classes (yes) | 9 (18.4) |
Via Masters/PhD studies (yes) | 14 (31.1) |
Via clinical work (yes) | 2 (4.4) |
Via on-the-job collaboration (yes) | 23 (51.1) |
Via part of research team (yes) | 16 (35.6) |
Via other (yes) | 4 (8.9) |
Understanding of researcha | |
Excellent | 4 (8.9) |
Very good | 12 (26.7) |
Good | 26 (57.8) |
Fair | 3 (6.7) |
Poor | 0 (0) |