Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Participant characteristics | CA | CB | CC | Total | |
| n | n | n | N (%) | ||
| Total no. of participants | 27 | 16 | 26 | 69 (100) | |
| Gender | Male | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 (61) |
| Female | 12 | 6 | 9 | 27 (39) | |
| Position at consortium | MSc fellow | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 (6) |
| PhD fellow | 10 | 2 | 10 | 22 (32) | |
| Postdoctoral fellow | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 (7) | |
| Academic faculty | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 (19) | |
| Management, administration and support | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 (36) | |
| Duration of involvement with consortium activities in years | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 (19) |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 (26) | |
| 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 (30) | |
| 4 or more | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 (25) | |
| Geographical location of host institution | West Africa | 0 | 12 | 19 | 31 (45) |
| East Africa | 27 | 0 | 7 | 34 (49) | |
| Central Africa | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 (6) | |
| Primary language | English | 27 | 3 | 8 | 38 (55) |
| French | 0 | 13 | 18 | 31 (45) | |
CA, Consortium A; CB, Consortium B; CC, Consortium C.