Table 1 Number of study participants by role
Participants | Function | Number of participants | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||
REC members | Provided experience with review and approval of research studies Experience with monitoring the conduct of research | 5 | 0 |
Research regulatory authority | Provided experience in the promotion and regulation of the ethical conduct of research | 1 | 0 |
Principal investigators | Provided experience in the conduct of research | 2 | 3 |
Frontline research staff Fieldworkers Nurses Clinicians | Provided experience in implementation research activities—working directly with research participants | 2 1 2 | 2 4 1 |
Health officials District Health Office Ministry of Health | Provided insights into the management of health facilities at the district level and provision of permission for research implementation at the district level Provided overall research policy regulation | 2 1 | 3 0 |
Study participants | Volunteers in medical research | 6 | 9 |
Funding Partners | Provided experience on funding for research at MLW and other RCS | 1 | 0 |
Total number of participants interviewed | 45 (21 m & 24 f) | ||