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- Title
Social innovation in health training to engage researchers in resource-limited settings: process description and evaluation.
- Authors
Tao, Yusha; Tan, Rayner Kay Jin; Wohlfarth, Megan; Ahumuza, Emmanuel; Aribodor, Ogechukwu Benedicta; Cruz, Jose Rene Bagani; Fajardo, Marvinson See; Magista, Malida; Marley, Gifty; Mier-Alpaño, Jana Deborah; Ogwaluonye, Uchenna Chukwunonso; Paipilla, Kathleen Agudelo; Scott, Charlotte Pana; Ulitin, Allan; Chen, Elizabeth; Wu, Dan; Awor, Phyllis; Tang, Weiming; Labarda, Meredith; Tucker, Joseph D
- Abstract
Research on social innovations in health has increased in recent years. However, little training is geared toward enhancing social innovation research capacity. Most health training for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is developed by individuals in high-income countries, disregarding LMIC researchers' wisdom and insights and the communities' needs. Our team organized a multi-phase investigation involving a series of surveys and co-creation group discussions to assess individuals' training needs that directly informed a subsequent co-created training workshop series. We conducted a Hennessy–Hicks Training Needs Assessment among the Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) network and formed a co-creation group comprising SIHI fellows to design related training workshops. We ran a final evaluation survey and analyzed the workshop series' strengths, weaknesses and threats. Descriptive and thematic analysis were employed to analyze survey data and open-ended responses. The final evaluation survey captured data from 165 learners in 35 countries, including 26 LMICs. Most participants (67.3%, 111/165) rated the training workshop series as excellent, and 30.3% (50/165) rated it as good on a five-point scale. The need for writing research grants and manuscripts was rated the highest priority. Learners were interested in community-engaged research and diversity, equity and inclusion. This workshop illustrated how co-creation could be an effective tool for developing training materials tailored for LMIC researchers. We also offer a template for conducting a needs assessment and subsequent training workshops for LMICs. The ground-up, locally developed courses may be more effective than externally developed training programs intended for LMICs.
- Subjects
MIDDLE-income countries; CROWDSOURCING; DIFFUSION of innovations; ENDOWMENTS; DIVERSITY &; inclusion policies; HUMAN services programs; RESEARCH funding; DEVELOPED countries; SOCIAL change; COMMUNITIES; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANUSCRIPTS; SURVEYS; THEMATIC analysis; PRE-tests &; post-tests; CURRICULUM planning; RESEARCH methodology; ADULT education workshops; ENDOWMENT of research; MEDICAL research; PUBLIC health; RESOURCE-limited settings; NEEDS assessment; COMPARATIVE studies; LOW-income countries
- Publication
Health Promotion International, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0957-4824
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/heapro/daae025