M K Iribagiza1, A Manikuzwe2, T Aquino2, C Amoroso2, R Zachariah3, J van Griensven4, S Schneider3, K Finnegan5, C Cortas6, E Kamanzi2, J K Hamon2, B L Hedt-Gauthier7. 1. Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda ; International Health Science University, Kampala, Uganda. 2. Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda. 3. Médecins Sans Frontières Luxembourg, Operational Center Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. 4. Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. 5. Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda ; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 6. Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda ; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 7. Partners In Health-Inshuti Mu Buzima, Kigali, Rwanda ; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; National University of Rwanda School of Public Health, Kigali, Rwanda.
Abstract
SETTINGS: Partners In Health Rwanda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, leads a multipronged approach to develop research capacity among health workers, particularly in rural areas. OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of participants and to assess the impact of an introductory research seminar series in three district hospitals in rural Rwanda. DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort study of seminar participants. Data were sourced from personnel records, assessment sheets and feedback forms. RESULTS: A total of 126 participants, including 70 (56%) clinical and 56 (44%) non-clinical staff, attended the research seminar series; 61 (48%) received certification. Among those certified, the median assessment score on assignments was 79%. Participants read significantly more articles at 6 and 12 months (median 2 and 4 respectively, compared to 1 at baseline, P < 0.01). There was also a significant increase (P ⩽ 0.05) in self-reported involvement in research studies (28%, baseline; 59%, 12 months) and attendance at other research training (36%, baseline; 65%, 12 months). CONCLUSION: The introductory research seminar series provided an important opportunity for engagement in research among clinical and non-clinical staff. Such an activity is a key component of a comprehensive research capacity building programme at rural sites, and serves as an entry point for more advanced research training.
SETTINGS: Partners In Health Rwanda, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, leads a multipronged approach to develop research capacity among health workers, particularly in rural areas. OBJECTIVES: To describe the characteristics of participants and to assess the impact of an introductory research seminar series in three district hospitals in rural Rwanda. DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort study of seminar participants. Data were sourced from personnel records, assessment sheets and feedback forms. RESULTS: A total of 126 participants, including 70 (56%) clinical and 56 (44%) non-clinical staff, attended the research seminar series; 61 (48%) received certification. Among those certified, the median assessment score on assignments was 79%. Participants read significantly more articles at 6 and 12 months (median 2 and 4 respectively, compared to 1 at baseline, P < 0.01). There was also a significant increase (P ⩽ 0.05) in self-reported involvement in research studies (28%, baseline; 59%, 12 months) and attendance at other research training (36%, baseline; 65%, 12 months). CONCLUSION: The introductory research seminar series provided an important opportunity for engagement in research among clinical and non-clinical staff. Such an activity is a key component of a comprehensive research capacity building programme at rural sites, and serves as an entry point for more advanced research training.
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SORT IT; capacity building; operational research; research capacity
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