Qualitative study to develop processes and tools for the assessment and tracking of African institutions' capacity for operational health research.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Research is key to achieving global development goals. Our objectives were to develop and test an evidence-informed process for assessing health research management and support systems (RMSS) in four African universities and for tracking interventions to address capacity gaps.

Setting

Four African universities.

Participants

83 university staff and students from 11 cadres.

Intervention/methods

A literature-informed 'benchmark' was developed and used to itemise all components of a university's health RMSS. Data on all components were collected during site visits to four African universities using interview guides, document reviews and facilities observation guides. Gaps in RMSS capacity were identified against the benchmark and institutional action pla

SUBMITTER: Wallis S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588986 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature