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Table 2 Demographic Characteristics of Interviewed Academic Staff and Work/Internship Supervisors

From: Stakeholders’ perceptions of the nutrition and dietetics needs and the requisite professional competencies in Uganda: a cross-sectional mixed methods study

Participant Category

N

Characteristic

Category

n(%)

Academic staff

14

Gender

Female

9 (64.3)

Male

5 (35.7)

University

Kyambogo

8 (57.1)

Makerere

6 (42.9)

Level of Training

Doctorate

8 (57.1)

Masters

6 (42.9)

Years of Lecturing Experience

≥10 years

6 (42.9)

6–10 years

4 (28.6)

≤ 5 years

4 (28.6)

Work/internship supervisors

11

Gender

Male

7 (63.6)

Female

4 (36.4)

Category of Employer

Regional referral hospital

7 (63.6)

Non-government organisation

4 (36.4)

Work Position

Senior Nutritionist

6 (54.5)

Program Manager

2 (18.2)

Nutritionist

2 (18.2)

Director

1 (9.1)

  1. HN/HND Human Nutrition/Human Nutrition and Dietetics.