Respondents Demographics

Key findings:

Total number of respondents was 73

Female accounted for 53.4% of the total respondents and male 43.8% of which undergraduate students accounted for 4.9% of the total respondents, master’s students for 42.0%%, PhD students 3.7%, professors 1.2%, associate professors 7.4%, senior lecturers 11.1%, lecturers 11.1% and tutorial fellows 18.5%.

The respondents’ age ranged between 21 – 61 years.

Strengths and weaknesses of the tool

The respondents were well distributed within their gender.
Most of the respondents were masters’ students who accounted for 42.0% of the respondents.

RESEARCH STATUS

Key findings:

Interest in research – dentistry (12/27)44.4%, medicine (9/10) 90%, nursing (4/6) 66.7%, pharmacy (16/22) 72.9%

Commitment to research – dentistry (9/28)32.1%, medicine (7/9) 77.8%, nursing (3/7)42.9%, pharmacy (9/21) 42.9%

Involvement in research – dentistry (4/27) 14.8%, medicine (1/10) 10%, nursing (1/7) 14.3% pharmacy (7/21) 33.3%

Completion of research – dentistry (9/24) 37.5%, medicine (3/10)30%, nursing (4/6)66.7%, pharmacy (2/19)10.5%

Writing proposals – dentistry (3/25) 12.0%, medicine (1/10) 10%, nursing (1/7) 14.3%, pharmacy (3/22) 13.6%

Writing multidisciplinary research proposals – dentistry (2/22) 7.7%, medicine (2/10) 18.8%, nursing (1/7) 14.3%, pharmacy (2/22) 9.1%

Reasons for non-completion of research:

Funds – dentistry 52%, medicine 78.6%, nursing 75%, pharmacy 73.7%

Time available – dentistry 28.6%, medicine 21.4%, nursing 25% pharmacy 5.3%

Ethical – dentistry 0.0% medicine 0.0% nursing 0.0%, pharmacy 10.3%

Inadequate motivation- dentistry (3 /52) 5.8%, medicine (0/24) 0%, nursing (0/6) 0%, pharmacy (0/37) 0%

Recommended actions and objectives;

Staff should be encouraged to commit to research and improve in their involvement in research.
Funding to be made availability to the staff for completion of research.
Extra training to be offered to staff to improve writing proposals and writing multidisciplinary research proposals.
Time to be allocated for research purposes.

FUNDS

Key findings:

Writing proposals for funds – dentistry 60%, medicine 38.9%, nursing28.8%, pharmacy 66%

Writing multidisciplinary research proposals for funds – dentistry 69%, medicine 61.1%, nursing 42.9% pharmacy 68%

Success for securing funds – dentistry 80%, medicine 38.9%, nursing28.6%, pharmacy 75%

Challenges in writing proposals for funding – dentistry 36%, medicine 25%, nursing 28.6%, pharmacy 35%

Challenges in securing funding

Qualification – dentistry 38.1%, medicine 28.6%, nursing 14.3%, pharmacy 50%

Time available – dentistry 19.0%, medicine 42.9%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 30%

Speciality - dentistry 19%, medicine 21.4%, nursing 14.3%, pharmacy 5.0%

Inadequate information on available funds- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Modalities of grant application- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%,

Network and contact person- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Total amount received over the past 5 years for research

No funding - dentistry (23/27)85.2%, medicine (3/10) 30.0%, nursing (5/7) 71.4%, pharmacy (14/19) 73.7%

<$5000- dentistry (2/27) 7.4%, medicine (2/10) 20%, nursing (2/7) 28.6%, pharmacy (2/19) 10.5%

$10000-$20000- dentistry (1/27) 3.7%, medicine (0/10) 0%, nursing (0/7) 0%, pharmacy (3/19) 15.8%

>$20000- dentistry (1/27) 3.7%, medicine (5/10) 50%, nursing (0/7) 0%, pharmacy (2/19) 10.5%

Indicate non-funding support received over the past 5 years for research;

Infrastructure - dentistry 15.8%, medicine 25%, nursing 50%, pharmacy 23.1%

Human resource - dentistry 47.4%, medicine 37.5%, nursing 50%, pharmacy 53.8%

Establishment - dentistry 10.5%, medicine 12.5%, nursing 0%, pharmacy 7.7%

Training on research- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Equipment- dentistry (1/119) 1.9%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Source of funds

Self sponsored- dentistry (16/119) 13.4%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

MOH- dentistry (12/119) 10.1%, medicine (3/119) 2.5%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

NGO- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (3/119), 2.5%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (4/119) 3.4%

Dean’s committee- dentistry (6/119) 5.0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Scholarships- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (4/119) 3.4%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

CDC- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (4/119) 3.4%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Recommended actions & objective

Medicine and nursing staff should be guided on ways of securing funds
Training on writing proposals for funding to be established
Staff to improve on their qualifications
Allocation of time for proposal writing
Finding credible and constant areas of research funding
Improve on the funding, infrastructure, human resource and establishments of departments

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Key findings:

Interest in research as a career - dentistry 46.4%, medicine 62.5%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 81.8%

Joint research - dentistry 57.1%, medicine 58.8%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 77.3%

Multidisciplinary research - dentistry 58.6%, medicine 64.7%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 72.7%

Solo researcher/investigator - dentistry 25.9%, medicine 13.4%, nursing 28.6%, pharmacy 40.0%

Recommended actions & objectives:

Improve the interaction between the researchers i.e. joint research

Areas of research interest:

Nutrition in health and disease- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (4/119) 3.4%

HIV/AIDS management opportunistic diseases- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Oral health and HIV- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Bacterial infections- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Drug resistance and pharmacology- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (5/119) 4.2%

Diabetes management- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Neoplasm and oncology- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Emerging and re-emerging infections- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%,, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 2.7%

Pharmacogenetics- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119)0%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Non-communicable diseases- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Oral pathology, surgery and quality of life- dentistry (11/119) 9.2%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

RESEARCH COMPETENCE

Key findings:

The level of strength in the following areas of writing research proposal/documents:

Problem statement and justification - dentistry 20.7%, medicine 23.5%, nursing 28.6%, pharmacy 38.1%

Developing research questions - dentistry 10.3%, medicine 29.4%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 27.3%

Hypothesis formulation – dentistry (8/29) 27.6%, medicine (3/10) 17.6%, nursing (3/7) 42.9%, pharmacy (7/22) 31.8%

Objective setting - dentistry 27.6%, medicine 23.5%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 40.9%

Research design - dentistry (2/28) 7.1%, medicine (3/10) 17.6%, nursing(1/6) 16.7%, pharmacy (5/21)23.8%

Sample techniques – dentistry (3/29) 10.3%, medicine (2/10) 20%, nursing (2/6) 33.3%, pharmacy (5/22) 22.7%

Sample size calculation – dentistry (2/29)6.9%, medicine (2/9)22.2%, nursing (2/6)33.3%, pharmacy (4/22) 18.2%

Design of data collection instruments (qualitative) – dentistry (6/28)21.4%, medicine (2/10)11.8%, nursing (1/6) 16.7%, pharmacy (4/22) 18.2%

Design of data collection instruments (quantitative) - dentistry (6/29) 20.7%, medicine (4/10) 23.5%, nursing (2/6) 33.3%, pharmacy (5/22) 22.7%

Data analysis – dentistry (2/29)20.7%, medicine (4/10)40%, nursing (0/6)0.0%, pharmacy (7/22)31.8%

Interpretation of data – dentistry (5/29)17.2%, medicine (3/10)30.0%, nursing (1/6)16.7%, pharmacy (7/22)31.8%

Scientific manuscript writing - dentistry 10.3%, medicine 23.5%, nursing 16.7%, pharmacy 27.3%

Writing discussion - dentistry 17.2%, medicine 23.5%, nursing 16.7%, pharmacy 27.3%

Recommended actions & objectives:

The different departments to improve on ALL the areas of research proposal/documents.

Key findings:

Level of training required to write research proposals:

Problem statement and justification – dentistry 27%, medicine 0.0%, nursing 0.0%, pharmacy 19%

Developing research questions - dentistry 31%, medicine 0%, nursing 0%, pharmacy 14.3%

Hypothesis formulation - dentistry 20.7%, medicine 0%, nursing 0%, pharmacy 14.3%

Objective setting - dentistry 20.7%, medicine0%, nursing 16.7%, pharmacy 19%

Research design - dentistry 31%, medicine 5.6%, nursing 33.3%, pharmacy 45%

Sample techniques – dentistry 13.8%, medicine 11.1%, and nursing 33.3%, pharmacy 42.9%

Sample size calculation - dentistry 35.7%, medicine 16.7%, nursing 33.3%, pharmacy 33.3%

Design of data collection instruments (qualitative) - dentistry 31.0%, medicine 11.1%, nursing 16.7%, pharmacy 38.1%

Design of data collection instruments (quantitative) - dentistry 27.6%, medicine 11.1%, nursing 50.0%, pharmacy 35.0%

Data analysis - dentistry 41.4%, medicine 27.8%, nursing 83.3%, pharmacy 57.1%

Interpretation of data - dentistry 34.5%, medicine 22.2%, nursing 50%, pharmacy 50%

Scientific manuscript writing - dentistry 48.3%, medicine 11.1%, nursing 0%, pharmacy57.1%

Discussion section writing - dentistry 37.9%, medicine 11.8%, nursing 0%, pharmacy 45.6%

Recommended actions & objectives

The different departments to be coached on the relevance of the level of training in the outlined areas

RESEARCH MENTORSHIP

Key findings:

College – dentistry 40.8%, medicine 41%, nursing 20%, pharmacy 42.1%

School institute - dentistry 11.5%, medicine 41.7%, nursing 16.7%, pharmacy 15%.

Department – dentistry 3.7%, medicine 6.7%, nursing 40%, pharmacy 15%

Unit - dentistry 11.8%, medicine 21.4%, nursing 40%, pharmacy 20.0%

Kenyatta National Hospital - dentistry 62.5%, medicine 82.3%, nursing 50%, pharmacy 36.8%

Recommended actions & objectives

Encourage mentorship in all the departments especially Kenyatta National Hospital and college.
Department to be consulted to determine the best way to produce/provide mentorship.

Key findings:

Level of agreement

Department should offer additional pay for publishing - dentistry 40.7%, medicine 25%, nursing 28.6%, pharmacy 33.3%

Lecturers should be compensated for teaching load and publishing in refereed journals - dentistry 48.1%, medicine 38.9%, nursing 57.1%, pharmacy 52.4%

Research and publishing increases visibility of a university - dentistry 85.7%, medicine 66.7%, nursing 100%, pharmacy 85%

Publishing is important for any lecturer aspiring to grow professionally - dentistry 82.1%, medicine 61.1%, nursing 85.7% pharmacy 71.4%

Universities should be ranked on the basis of their productivity - dentistry 67.9%, medicine 66.7%, nursing 57.1%,

pharmacy 61.9%

Lecturers who do not publish have no business teaching in university - dentistry 21.4%, medicine 38.9%, nursing 28.6% pharmacy 14.3%

Developing countries need research - dentistry 88.9%, medicine 83.3%, nursing 71.4%, pharmacy 85.7%

Recommended actions & objectives

Improve research in developing countries.
Compensation of the lecturers for teaching load and publishing in refereed journals
Universities to be ranked on the basis of their productivity

RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Key findings:

Rate the level of agreement;

Familiarity with the Helsinki Declaration governing clinical research on humans and animals - dentistry 42.3%, medicine 29.4%, nursing 57.1%, pharmacy 25%

Ethical Review Committees work in the University and Kenyatta National Hospital – dentistry 69.2%, medicine 58.8%, nursing 85.7% and pharmacy 57.1%

Research findings are intellectual property protected by an Act of Parliament – dentistry 30.8%, medicine 50.0%, nursing 57.1%, pharmacy 25%

University of Nairobi has an intellectual property policy – dentistry 39.1%, medicine 44.4%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 45%

Recommended actions & objective

The staff should be sensitised on the importance of knowing the different ethical issues that are guide the medical fraternity.

Key findings:

Rate relevance

Career development awards - dentistry 33.3%, medicine 50.0%, nursing 28.6%, pharmacy 65%

Seed grant - dentistry 39.1%, medicine 50%, nursing 50%, pharmacy 61.1%

Training in the following areas

Implementation science research - dentistry 53.8%, medicine 47.1%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 66.7%

Grant proposal writing - dentistry 57.7%, medicine 47.1%, nursing 42.9%, pharmacy 61.1%

Responsible conduct of research - dentistry 65.4%, medicine 47.1%, nursing 57.1%, pharmacy 73.7%

Clinical research methods – dentistry 57.7%, medicine 41.2%, nursing 57.1%, pharmacy 57.9%

Applied research methods - dentistry 61.5%, medicine 41.2%, nursing 71.4%, pharmacy 68.4%

Recommended actions & objectives

Motivation the staff by issuing career development awards and seed grants.
Recommendations on improvement or promotion of the applied research methods.

Suggestions on improving research activities:

Training on research skills- dentistry (10/119)8.4%, medicine (5/119)4.2%, nursing (1/119)0.8%, pharmacy (7/119) 5.9%

Increase funding- dentistry (14/119) 11.8%, medicine (9/119) 11.6%, nursing (2/119) 1.7%, pharmacy (12/119) 10.9%

Time allocation- dentistry (8/119) 6.7%, medicine (5/119) 4.2%, nursing (2/119) 1.7%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Incentives and awards- dentistry (4/119) 3.4%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (3/199) 2.5%

Avail up-to-date facilities- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (7/119) 5.9%

Reduce teaching load- dentistry (4/119) 3.4, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/199) 0.8%

Mentorship- dentistry (9/119) 7.6%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Publish research data- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/199) 1.7%

Increasing the number of people doing research:

Awards and incentives- dentistry (12/119) 10.1%, medicine (6/119) 5.0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (13/119)10.9%

Avail funding- dentistry (13/119)10.9%, medicine (7/119) 5.9%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (7/119) 5.9%

Training on research skills – dentistry (4/119) 3.4%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (6/119) 5%

Time allocation- dentistry (5/119)4.2%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Nurture research interest early- dentistry (1/119)0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Mentorship- dentistry (8/119)6.7%, medicine (2/119)1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Organise research units in each school- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (1/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Avil necessary facilities- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Disseminate findings on prior research- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Suggestions on developing research culture

Mentorship- dentistry (8/119) 6.7%, medicine (3/119) 2.5%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Avail funds- dentistry (7/119) 5.9%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (4/119) 3.4%

Improve research facilities – dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (2/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Training- dentistry (7/119) 5.9%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Incentive and awards- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Integrate research in undergratuate program- dentistry (5/119) 4.2%, medicine (4/119) 3.4%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Role of research in country’s development

Improve the health care system- dentistry (4/119) 3.4%, medicine (4/119) 3.4%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (6/119) 5%

Develop cost effective methods of medical interventions- dentistry (4/119) 3.4%, medicine (3/119) 2.5%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (3/119)2.5%

Contribute to the formulation of health care policies- dentistry (12/119) 10.1%, medicine (5/119) 4.2%, nursing (1//119) 0.8% pharmacy (5/119) 4.2%

Contribute to the global scientific data- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%,medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Provide evidence based health solutions- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Recommended actions and objectives

Make available necessary funds for research
Organise training of reasearchers on resaerch skills and new methods of research.
Mentorship programs to be conducted and foolowed up to offer guidance.
Ample information on the available funds and research opportunities to be made public.
Offer incentives and awards to reasearchers
Integrate research program into the undergraduate program
Avail up-to-date research facilities and internet facilities
Allocate enough time for research and reduce the teaching load.

Priority of research to self

Toxicity and adverse drug reactions- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (5/119) 4.2%

Cancer and oncology- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

HIV.AIDS care and pharmacology- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Oral health preventive and curative health care measure- dentistry (3/119) 2.5%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing ( 0/119) 0%, pharmacy (o/119) 0%

Pharmacogenetics- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Mucosal immunity- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (2/119) 1.7%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Maxillofacial problems- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Dental health in handicapp and HIV- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Occlusion and malocclussion- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Natural therapeutic products- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, phamacy (2/119) 1.7%

Priority of research to unit

HIV care- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy ( 0/119) 0%

Chronic non-communicable diseases- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/118) 0%

Maternal child health- denistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Cancer screening strategies- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Pharmacogenetics- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0% pharmacy (3/119) 2.5%

Establishment of epidemiology of malignancies in kenya- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Priority of research to department

Phenotypic and gennotypic characteristics of cancers- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

HIV/AIDS- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Rationale of drug use- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Pharmacovigilance- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Effective teaching methodology- dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (2/119) 1.7%

Local data on dental status- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Prevention strategies on oral health- dentistry (2/119) 1.7%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Priority of research to institute/school

Effective teaching and learning methodology- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Oral health and HIV/AIDS- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Oral health management and prevention of infections-dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

HIV/AIDS- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (1/119) 0.8%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

Priority of research to the college

Harmonisation of health care services-dentistry (0/119) 0%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (0/119) 0%

New approach to the management of diseases- denistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (1/119) 0.8%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy (1/119) 0.8%

Preventive medicine- dentistry (1/119) 0.8%, medicine (0/119) 0%, nursing (0/119) 0%, pharmacy(1/119) 0.8%