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Table 5 Organizational support for designing for dissemination by work places

From: Are public health researchers designing for dissemination? Findings from a national survey in China

Support

Total (n = 428)

University/research institution (n = 147)

CDC at national or regional level (n = 136)

Hospital (n = 124)

Other (n = 21)

\({{\varvec{\chi}}}^{2}\)

a

From employers

Dissemination to non-research audiences is expected by department b

     

1.093

0.579

 Yes

325 (75.9)

114 (77.6)

105 (77.2)

90 (72.6)

16 (76.2)

  

 No

11 (2.6)

5 (3.4)

3 (2.2)

3 (2.4)

0

  

 Not sure

92 (21.5)

28 (19.0)

28 (20.6)

31 (25.0)

5 (23.8)

  

Dedicated person/team responsible for dissemination in unit/organization

     

11.419

0.076

 Yes

114 (26.6)

47 (32.0)

23 (16.9)

37 (29.8)

7 (33.3)

  

 No

224 (52.3)

69 (46.9)

85 (62.5)

61 (49.2)

9 (42.9)

  

 Not sure

90 (21.0)

31 (21.1)

28 (20.6)

26 (21.0)

5 (23.8)

  

Formal dissemination strategy or plan in unit/organization

     

16.195

0.013

 Yes

110 (25.7)

50 (34.0)

21 (15.4)

35 (28.2)

4 (19.0)

  

 No

164 (38.3)

50 (34.0)

65 (47.8)

41 (33.1)

8 (38.1)

  

 Not sure

154 (36.0)

47 (32.0)

50 (36.8)

48 (38.7)

9 (42.9)

  

From funding agencies

Dissemination to non-research audiences is expected by funding agencies b

     

7.438

0.282

 Yes

254 (59.3)

91 (61.9)

74 (54.4)

76 (61.3)

13 (61.9)

  

 No

27 (6.3)

13 (8.8)

5 (3.7)

8 (6.5)

1 (4.8)

  

 Not sure

147 (34.3)

43 (29.3)

57 (41.9)

40 (32.3)

7 (33.3)

  

Funding support various dissemination activities

     

6.415

0.040

 Yes

147 (34.3)

61 (41.5)

37 (27.2)

42 (33.9)

7 (33.3)

  

 No

281 (65.7)

86 (58.5)

99 (72.8)

82 (66.1)

14 (66.7)

  
  1. Excluded “Other” category when performed Pearson χtest
  2. Grouped “No” category and “Not sure” category when performed Pearson χtest. Abbreviation: CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention