Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jul 20;8(Suppl 1):e002428. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002428.
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) is an integral part of research, programme and policy development and implementation. However, MEL methods used to monitor and evaluate interdisciplinary research projects are often informal and under-reported. This article describes the MEL protocol of the UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub (AASH).
The AASH conducts interdisciplinary research into childhood stunting in India, Indonesia and Senegal across 23 distinct work packages. Project-specific MEL framework and methods will be implemented. A logframe will be developed to monitor and evaluate the research activities across the field sites including the number of participants recruited, questionnaires, measurements and procedures completed. MEL dashboards using Tableau and Glasscubes will be used to track and report progress, milestones and outcomes of the project. Dashboard outputs will be reported as numbers and percentages, with additional graphs/charts for easy visualisation. A 'learning' framework will be developed to outline appropriate pipelines for the dissemination of the research findings. This includes a theory of change explicating the overarching ambitions of the project in influencing policy, practice and research, and strategic engagement of relevant stakeholders to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and best practices for impactful engagement and dissemination of the research findings.
Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (17915/RR/17513); National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR)-Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (CR/04/I/2021); Health Research Ethics Committee, University of Indonesia and Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (KET-887/UN2.F1/ETIK/PPM.00.02/2019); and the National Ethics Committee for Health Research (CNERS), Senegal (Protocole SEN19/78). Findings from this work will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented in conferences and disseminated to policy makers and research communities.
监测、评估和学习（MEL）是研究、项目和政策制定与实施的一个组成部分。然而，用于监测和评估跨学科研究项目的 MEL 方法通常是非正式的，且报告不足。本文介绍了英国研究与创新署全球挑战研究基金反发育迟缓中心（AASH）的 MEL 方案。
AASH 在印度、印度尼西亚和塞内加尔开展了涉及儿童发育迟缓的跨学科研究，涵盖 23 个不同的工作包。将实施针对具体项目的 MEL 框架和方法。将制定一个逻辑框架，以监测和评估各个实地站点的研究活动，包括招募的参与者人数、调查问卷、测量和完成的程序。将使用 Tableau 和 Glasscubes 制作 MEL 仪表板，以跟踪和报告项目的进展、里程碑和成果。仪表板输出将以数字和百分比报告，并增加图形/图表以便于可视化。将制定一个“学习”框架，概述传播研究结果的适当渠道。这包括一个解释项目在影响政策、实践和研究方面的总体目标的变革理论，并战略性地让相关利益攸关方参与，以评估知识、态度和最佳实践，以实现有影响力的参与和传播研究结果。
该方案已获得伦敦卫生与热带医学院伦理委员会（17915/RR/17513）；印度卫生部和家庭福利部国家营养研究所（ICMR）（CR/04/I/2021）；印度尼西亚大学和 Cipto Mangunkusumo 医院健康研究伦理委员会（KET-887/UN2.F1/ETIK/PPM.00.02/2019）和塞内加尔国家卫生研究伦理委员会（CNERS）（Protocole SEN19/78）的批准。这项工作的结果将发表在同行评议的期刊上，在会议上展示，并传播给政策制定者和研究界。
