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Khisa AM, Wao H, Brizuela V, Compaoré R, Baguiya A, López Gómez A, Bonet M, Kouanda S, Thorson A, Gitau E. Embedding research capacity strengthening in multi-country studies in low-and middle-income countries: learnings from sexual and reproductive health research. Glob Health Action 2024; 17:2338634. [PMID: 38607331 PMCID: PMC11018088 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2024.2338634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Research capacity strengthening (RCS) can empower individuals, institutions, networks, or countries to define and prioritize problems systematically; develop and scientifically evaluate appropriate solutions; and reinforce or improve capacities to translate knowledge into policy and practice. However, how to embed RCS into multi-country studies focusing on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is largely undocumented. We used findings from a qualitative study, from a review of the literature, and from a validation exercise from a panel of experts from research institutions that work on SRHR RCS. We provide a framework for embedded RCS; suggest a set of seven concrete actions that research project planners, designers, implementers, and funders can utilise to guide embedded RCS activities in low- and middle-income countries; and present a practical checklist for planning and assessing embedded RCS in research projects.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anne M. Khisa
- Capacity Strengthening and SRHR Research, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Capacity Strengthening and SRHR Research, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya
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- UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical and Public Health, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Biomedical and Public Health, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedical and Public Health, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- African Institute of Public Health, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Capacity Strengthening and SRHR Research, African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya
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Baynes C, Adedokun L, Awoonor-Williams JK, Hirschhorn LR. Learning Health Systems to Bridge the Evidence-Policy-Practice Gap in Primary Health Care: Lessons From the African Health Initiative. GLOBAL HEALTH, SCIENCE AND PRACTICE 2022; 10:e2200390. [PMID: 36109063 PMCID: PMC9476491 DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-22-00390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The compilation of lessons in this supplement on the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s African Health Initiative’s work in the application of implementation research in primary health care in sub-Saharan Africa reflects the evolution of the discipline that is now increasingly recognized as integral to health systems strengthening.
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Affiliation(s)
- Colin Baynes
- Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Formerly of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York, NY, USA
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- Formerly of the Department of Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Ghana Health Service Accra, Ghana
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Ryan Family Center for Global Primary Care, Havey Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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