Evaluating a research training programme for frontline health workers in conflict-affected and fragile settings in the middle east.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health Research Capacity Building (HRCB) is key to improving research production among health workers in LMICs to inform related policies and reduce health disparities in conflict settings. However, few HRCB programmes are available in the MENA region, and few evaluations of HRCB globally are reported in the literature.

Methods

Through a qualitative longitudinal design, we evaluated the first implementation of the Center for Research and Education in the Ecology of War (CREEW) fellowship. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with fellows (n = 5) throughout the programme at key phases during their completion of courses and at each research phase. Additional data was collected from supervisors and peers of fellows at their organizations. Data were analysed usin

SUBMITTER: Naal H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099017 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature