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Table 5 Disciplines related to training areas, according to KIs, and junior researchers

From: Research capacity and training needs for non-communicable diseases in the public health arena in Turkey

Rank

Training areas and sources

Key informants (n:10)

Junior researchers (n:46)

(n/total number)

First priority discipline (% )

Willing to conduct research (%)

The gap* (mean)

1.

Epidemiology (7/10)

Epidemiology (35%)

Epidemiology (85%)

Health economics (3.4)

2.

Medical anthropology and sociology (7/10)

Health policy (19%)

Health policy (72%)

Health policy (3.1)

3.

Health policy (5/10)

Health economics (11%)

Medical anthropology and sociology (72%)

Environmental health (3.0)

4.

Health economics (5/10)

Medical anthropology and sociology (6%)

Health economics (67%)

Medical anthropology and sociology (2.9)

5.

Environmental health (3/10)

Environmental health (6%)

Environmental health (54%)

Epidemiology (2.1)

  1. *The gap represents the difference between the importance and performance scores.