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Table 1 Demographic information of respondents

From: Use of health systems and policy research evidence in the health policymaking in eastern Mediterranean countries: views and practices of researchers

 

N

%

Gender

  

Male

81

62%

Female

49

38%

Country where researchers are currently working

  

Lebanon

19

13%

Palestine

19

13%

USA

14

10%

Jordan

13

9%

Oman

10

7%

Syria

9

6%

Morocco

7

5%

Yemen

6

4%

Egypt

5

4%

Bahrain

5

4%

UK

5

4%

Sudan

4

3%

Saudi Arabia

3

2%

Canada

3

2%

Iran

3

2%

Kuwait

2

1%

Iraq

2

1%

Germany

2

1%

Italy

2

1%

Libya

1

1%

Mali

1

1%

Switzerland

1

1%

Qatar

1

1%

Nigeria

1

1%

France

1

1%

Ireland

1

1%

Sweden

1

1%

Denmark

1

1%

Age

  

Mean (Standard Deviation)

48.77 (9.87)

Degrees (the 133 respondents were allowed to choose multiple degrees)

  

PhD

91

68%

MD

79

59%

MS

55

41%

BS

50

38%

MPH

23

17%

MBA

16

12%

Diploma

10

8%

MA

8

6%

BA

7

5%

BSN

7

5%

Other

3

2%

Midwife

2

2%

MSN

2

2%

PharmD

1

1%

Main research domains

  

Other public health related research

100

57%

Health Systems and Policy

75

43%

Type of institution where respondents work

  

Academic University

112

84%

Teaching hospital setting

46

35%

Government department or agency

25

19%

Regional health authority or equivalent

13

10%

Research Institute (not within a University)

12

9%

Non-teaching hospital setting

7

5%