Verbal Autopsy with Participatory Action Research (VAPAR) programme in Mpumalanga, South Africa: protocol for evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a growing recognition of the importance of developing learning health systems which can engage all stakeholders in cycles of evidence generation, reflection, action and learning from action to deal with adaptive problems. There is however limited evaluative evidence of approaches to developing or strengthening such systems, particularly in low-income and middle-income settings. In this protocol, we aim to contribute to developing and sharing knowledge on models of building collaborative learning platforms through our evaluation of the Verbal Autopsy with Participatory Action Research (VAPAR) programme.

Methods and analysis

The evaluation takes a participatory approach, focussed on joint learning on whether and how VAPAR contributes to its aims, and what

SUBMITTER: Witter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045152 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature