"We need more big trees as well as the grass roots": going beyond research capacity building to develop sustainable careers in mental health research in African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are substantial gaps in our knowledge regarding the aetiology of mental, neurological and substance use disorders in sub-Saharan Africa, and the cost-effectiveness and scalability of interventions to reduce the burden of these conditions on the continent. To address these gaps, international investment has focussed on building research capacity, including funding doctoral students in African countries, to support development of high quality, contextually relevant interventions. Absent, however, is an understanding of how capacity building feeds into research careers.

Methods

Within a broader mental health research capacity-building initiative (African Mental Health Research Initiative), we conducted 52 qualitative interviews with early-career researchers, po

SUBMITTER: Langhaug LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427069 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature