Daniels Joseph, Nduati Ruth, Farquhar Carey
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA, .
Educ Health (Abingdon). 2013 May-Aug;26(2):89-97. doi: 10.4103/1357-6283.120700.
There is a need to understand the factors that influence African women medical doctors to pursue international health research training because they remain under-represented in research fields but increasingly represented in medicine.
We conducted a program study with Kenyan women (N = 12) who participated in a US funded AIDS International Training and Research Program implemented by the University of Washington. Interviews were conducted to understand their clinical research career motivations and training pathways into global health research. The transcripts were analyzed for themes using predefined code areas.
The findings outline entry into research, professional and career balance motivations, and two stages of a career path into research.
Kenyan women medical clinical researchers shared similar motivations as US women but differed as well. Kenyan medical doctors pursued health research within a context of limited resources, but the ability to balance work and family while contributing to public health through research and leadership was highly valued. International training programs can effectively engage women in research training by developing women's health research areas, supportive family policies, and aligning program design with local training to develop career pathways for women.
有必要了解影响非洲女医生从事国际卫生研究培训的因素，因为她们在研究领域的代表性仍然不足，但在医学领域的代表性却日益增加。
我们对参与由华盛顿大学实施的美国资助的艾滋病国际培训和研究项目的肯尼亚女性（N = 12）进行了一项项目研究。进行访谈以了解她们的临床研究职业动机以及进入全球卫生研究的培训途径。使用预定义的代码区域对访谈记录进行主题分析。
研究结果概述了进入研究领域的情况、职业与生活平衡的动机以及进入研究领域的职业道路的两个阶段。
肯尼亚女医学临床研究人员与美国女性有相似的动机，但也存在差异。肯尼亚医生在资源有限的情况下从事卫生研究，但在通过研究和领导力为公共卫生做出贡献的同时平衡工作和家庭的能力受到高度重视。国际培训项目可以通过发展女性健康研究领域、支持性的家庭政策以及使项目设计与当地培训相结合来有效地让女性参与研究培训，从而为女性发展职业道路。
