Table 2.
Participants’ Self-reported Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Decolonizing Global Health.
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| ITEM | ALL (N = 61) |
HIC (N = 36) |
LMIC (N = 25) |
P VALUE |
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| Overall Knowledge of Decolonization of Global Health | ||||
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| Never heard of it | 5 (8.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (20.0%) | 0.019b |
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| Know a little | 45 (73.8%) | 29 (80.6%) | 16 (64.0%) | |
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| Know a lot | 11 (18.0%) | 7 (19.4%) | 4 (16.0%) | |
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| “I am supportive of the current movement toward decolonization of global health.” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1.000b |
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| Neutral | 4 (6.6%) | 2 (5.6%) | 2 (8.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 57 (93.4%) | 34 (94.4%) | 23 (92.0%) | |
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| “I am worried that the current movement toward decolonization of global health will do more harm than good.” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 45 (73.8%) | 26 (72.2%) | 19 (76.0%) | 0.274b |
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| Neutral | 9 (14.8%) | 4 (11.1%) | 5 (20.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 7 (11.5%) | 6 (16.7%) | 1 (4.0%) | |
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| “I feel excited because decolonization will give more opportunities for people in LMICs to succeed in global health research.” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.430b |
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| Neutral | 7 (11.5%) | 3 (8.3%) | 4 (16.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 54 (88.5%) | 33 (91.7%) | 21 (84.0%) | |
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| “I feel defensive like I am being accused of doing something wrong.” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 46 (75.4%) | 29 (80.6%) | 17 (68.0%) | 0.126b |
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| Neutral | 13 (21.3%) | 5 (13.9%) | 8 (32.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 2 (3.3%) | 2 (5.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
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| “I feel hopeful that decolonization will actually reduce global health inequalities” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 2 (3.3%) | 2 (5.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.106b |
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| Neutral | 14 (23.0%) | 11 (30.6%) | 3 (12.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 45 (73.8%) | 23 (63.9%) | 22 (88.0%) | |
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| “I feel guilty because I personally benefitted from colonialism.” | ||||
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| Strongly Disagree/Disagree | 29 (47.5%) | 12 (33.3%) | 17 (68.0%) | 0.001a |
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| Neutral | 16 (26.2%) | 9 (25.0%) | 7 (28.0%) | |
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| Agree/Strongly Agree | 16 (26.2%) | 15 (41.7%) | 1 (4.0%) | |
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a Chi-square test.
b Fisher’s exact test.