Table 2. Outcome of the pre-workshop and post-workshop questionnaire analyais for day 1 of the KT training workshop in Bauchi Nigeria .
| Parameters assessed | Pre-workshop mean | Post-workshop mean | % Mean increase |
| Introduction to health policy & health systems | |||
| Knowledge of the meaning of policy and policy cycle | 2.54 | 3.39 | 33.5 |
| Understanding of the critical policy issues and the focus/forms of policy analysis | 2.50 | 3.10 | 24.0 |
| Understanding of building blocks of the health systems | 2.56 | 3.52 | 37.5 |
| Introduction to knowledge translation (integrated KT & End-of-Grant KT) | |||
| Knowledge of the meaning and core principles of knowledge translation | 2.34 | 3.16 | 35.0 |
| Understanding of the four models of knowledge translation | 2.21 | 3.27 | 48.0 |
| Understanding of iKT and eKT | 2.10 | 3.26 | 55.2 |
| Research priority setting | |||
| Knowledge of the principles and essential elements of policy research priority setting process | 2.21 | 3.26 | 45.5 |
| Understanding of the value of public engagement in policy research priority setting process | 2.55 | 3.39 | 32.9 |
| Understanding of the criteria for priority setting and the process of convening a policy research priority setting exercise | 2.25 | 3.17 | 40.9 |
| Leadership capacity Development & managing political interference | |||
| Knowledge of the contextual issues about policymaking sector leadership | 2.43 | 3.20 | 31.7 |
| Understanding of policymakers’ leadership capacity development process | 2.59 | 3.28 | 26.6 |
| Understanding of leadership characteristics for successful policymakers | 2.54 | 3.32 | 30.7 |
| Knowledge about managing political interference in policymaking and implementation | 2.71 | 3.07 | 13.3 |
| Knowledge about managing political interference in policymaking and implementation | 2.38 | 3.13 | 31.5 |
| Getting research into policy and practice | |||
| Understanding of critical policy issues and the focus/forms of policy analysis | 2.11 | 2.96 | 40.3 |
| Understanding of the concept of policy process and policy assistance | 2.41 | 2.89 | 19.9 |
| Understanding of research to policy inter-face and systems thinking | 2.04 | 2.97 | 45.6 |
Abbreviations: iKT, integrated knowledge translation; EKT, end-of-grant knowledge translation.