Table 2.
Respondent overview
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Knowledge brokers at the various SPHsa (n = 5) | Leadershipb across the various SPHs (n = 10) | Policymakers across the various national ministries (n = 11) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (range in years) | 47–67 | 51–67 (one outlier: 39) | 50–73 (two outliers: 38 and 40) |
| No. of females | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Highest level of education: | |||
| Bachelor | – | – | – |
| Masters or MD | – | – | 5 |
| Doctoral (PhD) | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Post-Doctoral | 1 | ||
| No. receiving tertiary degree from a foreign university (in addition to Kenya) | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| Academic position | |||
| Lecturer | 1 | – | n/a |
| Senior Lecturer | 1 | 5 | |
| Associate Professor | 2 | 3 | |
| Professor | 1 | 2 | |
| Length of time at institution (range in years) | 7–23 (median: 14 years) | 3.5–38 (median: 17.5 years) | 5–32 (median: 21 years) |
| No. who have worked in academia AND policy environment | 5 | 7 | 4 |
aWhile not all institutions were classified as schools of public health (SPHs) within their organisations, we refer to them as SPHs in this study
bCategorisation not mutually exclusive (i.e. some members of SPH leadership were also KBs)