Variables | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Underfunding of health research | 52 (58.5) | 25 (28.1) | 8 (9.0) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.2) |
Poor support from corporate entities for research sponsorship | 28 (31.5) | 36 (40.4) | 16 (18.0) | 4 (4.5) | 5 (5.6) |
Insecurity in the country | 13 (14.6) | 33 (37.1) | 19 (21.3) | 15 (16.9) | 9 (10.1) |
Brain drain | 25 (28.1) | 23 (25.8) | 16 (18.0) | 19 (21.3) | 6 (6.7) |
Lack of infrastructural facilities | 28 (31.5) | 36 (40.4) | 8 (8.1) | 13 (14.6) | 4 (4.5) |
Lack of recognition of scientists in the country | 13 (14.6) | 44 (49.4) | 9 (10.1) | 14 (15.7) | 7 (7.9) |
High level of unemployment among Nigerian scientists | 16 (18.0) | 39 (43.8) | 13 (14.6) | 18 (20.2) | 3 (3.4) |
Low number of research institutions | 15 (16.9) | 30 (33.7) | 10 (11.2) | 25 (28.1) | 9 (10.1) |
Limited use of research findings by policy makers | 55 (61.8) | 29 (32.6) | 3 (3.3) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.1) |