Table 1.
Socio-demographic profile of respondents to the online survey, September, 2012 (n = 241)
| Variable | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|
|
Sex |
|
|
| Male |
208 |
86.3 |
| Female |
33 |
13.7 |
|
Age |
|
|
| <26 |
19 |
7.9 |
| 26-35 |
103 |
42.7 |
| 36-45 |
71 |
29.5 |
| 46-55 |
39 |
16.2 |
| >55 |
9 |
3.7 |
|
Institution |
|
|
| Addis Ababa University |
87 |
36.1 |
| Jimma University |
49 |
20.3 |
| EHNRI |
35 |
14.5 |
| University of Gondar |
27 |
11.2 |
| Others (MOH, MOST etc.) |
43 |
17.8 |
|
Highest qualification |
|
|
| Bachelor |
20 |
8.3 |
| MD/DVM |
14 |
5.8 |
| Masters |
129 |
53.5 |
| Specialty |
32 |
13.3 |
| PhD |
35 |
14.5 |
| Others (e.g. PGD) |
11 |
4.6 |
|
Major training (multiple responses) |
|
|
| Biology |
28 |
11.6 |
| Public Health |
90 |
37.3 |
| Social Science |
13 |
5.4 |
| Medicine |
63 |
26.1 |
| Laboratory |
33 |
13.7 |
| Nursing |
19 |
7.9 |
| Others (e.g. Environmental health, health promotion etc.) |
63 |
26.1 |
|
Roles in research (multiple responses) |
|
|
| Lead researcher/ PI |
198 |
82.2 |
| Co-investigators |
179 |
74.3 |
| Data collector |
92 |
38.2 |
| Field Worker |
76 |
31.5 |
| Ethics committee member |
62 |
25.7 |
| Data encoder |
23 |
9.5 |
| Other |
19 |
7.9 |
|
Training on research ethics |
|
|
| Yes |
158 |
65.6 |
| No | 83 | 34.4 |