Table 2.
Follow-up of former participants and comparison with matched controls.
| Former participants | Matched colleagues | |
| Responses | 41/60 (68%) | 19 |
| Speciality: | ||
| Doctor | 46.3% (19/41) | 53.6% (10/19) |
| Entomologist | 12.2% (5/41) | 15.8% (3/19) |
| Participant researcher | 14.6% (5/41) | 15.8% (3/19) |
| Pharmacist | 7.3% (3/41) | |
| Specialist technician | 4.9% (2/41) | 5.3% (1/19) |
| Lecturer-researcher | 4.9% (2/41) | |
| Other | 9.8% (4/41) | 10.5% (2/19) |
| Better able to assume functions since the training | Yes for 88% (36/41) | - |
| Better able to give presentations | Yes for 73% (30/41) | Yes for 58% (11/19) |
| Better able to train others | Yes for 80% (33/41) | Yes for 68% (13/19) |
| Better professional relations since the training | Yes for 85% (35/41) | - |
| Development of new activities since the training | Yes for 80% (33/41) | - |
| Development of a project as: | ||
| Principal investigator | Yes for 34% (14/41) | Yes for 37% (7/19) |
| Collaborator | Yes for 68% (28/41) | Yes for 68% (13/19) |
| Obtained funding as: | ||
| Principal investigator | Yes for 20% (8/41) | Yes for 21% (4/19) |
| Collaborator | Yes for 44% (18/41) | Yes for 37% (7/19) |
| Training has helped with grant applications and obtaining funding | Yes for 63% (26/41) | - |
| Change in professional activities since the training (as assessed by third party/superior) | Yes for 78% (32/41) | - |
The survey of matched controls included colleagues of former participants. The questionnaires were distributed, by the former participants, to colleagues with similar training, in a similar post, dealing with malaria, tuberculosis or AIDS.