Table 2.
Self-assessed confidence in initiating clinical research (SCICR) and self-assessed confidence in initiating implementation science research (SCIIR) scores among surveyed participants in Kampala, Uganda
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 190) |
University faculty (n = 63) |
Graduate students (n = 70) |
Project staff (n = 57) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCICR scorea | ||||
| Overall score | 53 (46, 58)b | 58 (52, 64) | 48 (42, 53) | 54 (48, 56) |
| ≥ 75th percentile | 28% | 53% | 13% | 19% |
| SCIIR scorea | ||||
| Overall score | 21 (18, 24) | 21 (19, 25) | 21 (17, 24) | 20 (18, 23) |
| ≥ 75th percentile | 28% | 37% | 27% | 20% |
| Item-specific SCIIR category ≥ 75th percentile | ||||
| Multidisciplinary team formation | 61% | 75% | 55% | 54% |
| Factor identification to influence implementation | 54% | 64% | 55% | 41% |
| Community and stakeholder engagement | 29% | 34% | 30% | 77% |
| behaviour change theory integration | 35% | 37% | 37% | 29% |
| Framework use in intervention design and implementation | 30% | 44% | 27% | 14% |
| Evaluation of translation effects | 42% | 48% | 44% | 34% |
aThese scores were derived from Likert scales developed to assess participants’ research capabilities
bMedian (interquartile range) unless indicated