Table 4 Time to research event by post-graduate students at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, N = 1172

 Journal articles

2.3 (1.4–3.7)

2.5 (1.5–4.2)

2.8 (1.7–4.4)

2 (1–2.5)

 Citation

3.8 (2.6–5.5)

4 (3.1–6.1)

5.2 (2.9–6.8)

2.7 (1.9–3.8)

 Conference presentation

0.7 (0.3–1)

0.9 (0.6–5.7)

1 (0.3–1)

0.6 (–0.7 to 0.8)

 Thesis report (book)

2.7 (2.3–3)

2.6 (1.9–2.7)

2.7 (2.5–3.3)

2.7 (2.4–3.1)

 Dissertation (final book)

3 (2.8–3.8)

2.9 (2.6–3.1)

3 (2.7–3.8)

3.1 (2.9–4)

 Dissertation (electronic)

3.8 (2.8–7.2)

10.3 (10.5–11.5)

4.4 (3.4–7.2)

2.7 (1.9–3.4)