Table 1 Demographic characteristics of survey participants (n = 109)
From: Clinical Ethics Committees in Africa: lost in the shadow of RECs/IRBs?
| Â | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
 Male | 75 (68.8) |
 Female | 34 (31.2) |
Title | Â |
 Prof | 32 (29.4) |
 Dr | 52 (47.7) |
 Mr | 10 (9.2) |
 Mrs | 8 (7.3) |
 Miss | 7 (6.4) |
*Country | Â |
 Uganda | 10 (9.2) |
 Cameroon | 7 (6.4) |
 South Africa | 7 (6.4) |
 Kenya | 6 (5.5) |
 Ethiopia | 6 (5.5) |
 Tanzania | 6 (5.5) |
 Malawi | 5 (4.6) |
 Sudan | 5 (4.6) |
 Rwanda | 5 (4.6) |
 Zambia | 4 (3.7) |
 Egypt | 3 (2.8) |
 Nigeria | 3 (2.8) |
 Zimbabwe | 3 (2.8) |
 Botswana | 3 (2.8) |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3 (2.8) |
 Burkina Faso | 3 (2.8) |
 Gambia | 3 (2.8) |
 Namibia | 3 (2.8) |
 Mozambique | 2 (1.8) |
 Madagascar | 2 (1.8) |
 Mali | 2 (1.8) |
Type of hospital institution stationed at | Â |
 Public | 30 (27.5) |
 Private | 8 (7.3) |
 Doesn't apply (academic institution/non-governmental organization) | 71 (65.1) |
Position at the institution | Â |
 Doctor in academia (professor, associate professor or researcher) | 40 (36.7) |
 Doctor in administrative position (chief medical officer and etc.) | 11 (10.1) |
 Doctor in hospital (general practitioners, senior consultants and etc.) | 10 (9.2) |
 Lecturer (in ethics, bioethics or medical sciences) | 18 (16.5) |
Administrator (institutional review board [IRB] administrator, IRB vice-chairman) | 18 (16.5) |
 Researcher (medical sciences and bioethics) | 12 (11.0) |
Bioethics training or a bioethics qualification? | Â |
 Yes | 83 (76.1) |
 No | 17 (15.6) |
 Other training/qualification | 9 (8.3) |
Type of bioethics qualification | Â |
 Certificate | 45 (48.4) |
 Diploma | 12 (12.9) |
 Bachelor | 2 (2.2) |
 Master | 20 (21.5) |
 PhD | 7 (7.5) |
 Postdoc | 4 (4.3) |
 Other | 3 (3.2) |