Table 2. Characteristics of participants who became facilitators from 20 completed courses of the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT, 2009–2014).
| Characteristic | N | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of participants (n-236) who became facilitators | 41 | ||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 15 | (37) | |
| Male | 26 | (63) | |
| Institutional affiliation | |||
| Ministry of health / Public health programs | 15 | (37) | |
| International NGO | 14 | (34) | |
| National academic institution | 3 | (20) | |
| National NGO/National foundations | 8 | (7) | |
| WHO | 1 | (2) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Doctor | 24 | (58) | |
| Data manager | 6 | (15) | |
| Research officer | 6 | (15) | |
| Epidemiologist | 2 | (5) | |
| Nurse | 2 | (5) | |
| Nutritionist | 1 | (2) | |
| Work site | |||
| Capital | 23 | (56) | |
| District | 15 | (37) | |
| Vulnerable populations | 2 | (5) | |
| Community | 1 | (2) | |
| Region of origina | |||
| From LMIC | 36 | (88) | |
| Others | 5 | (12) |
NGO: Non Governmental Organisation; WHO: World Health Organisation; LMIC—Low and Middle Income Countries.
a. Numbers by region: Asia (16), Africa (10), East Europe (5), West Europe (4), Pacific (2), USA (2), Latin America (1), Australia (1)