Ameh Emmanuel A, Seyi-Olajide Justina O, Ameh Nkeiruka, Michael Afieharo, Abdullahi Mohammed As, Aria Oti Nimi, Obi Nkeiruka, Chukwu Isaac
Department of Surgery, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Aug 9;11:1429168. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1429168. eCollection 2024.
Limited research capacity has contributed to the lack of high-quality research from low-and middle-income countries. This is compounded by limited research training opportunities. Research capacity scale-up training was deployed as part of the implementation of the National Surgical, Obstetrics, Anaesthesia, and Nursing Plan for Nigeria. We report the impact of this locally contextualized efforts to scale up research capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.
This is an evaluation of the training of 65 participants in research, grant writing and manuscript writing and publication. Pre- and post-training surveys using a 5-point Likert scale and open-ended questions were administered to evaluate the impact of the programme.
There were 39 (60%) males and 26 (40%) females aged 26-62 years (median 42 years). Thirty-nine (60%) participants had previous training in research, but only 12 (18.5%) had previously received grant writing training, and 17 (26.2%) had previously received manuscript writing and publishing training. Following training, 45 (70.3%) participants agreed that the training was relevant. The research, grant writing and manuscript writing, and publication components of the training were rated high by the participants (45-59, 70.3-92.2%). However, 41.2% felt that there was not enough time, and 32.4% felt that the training was too comprehensive. Nearly all the participants agreed that the training had improved their skills in research, grant writing and manuscript writing and publication, and more than two-thirds subsequently engaged in informal mentoring of others. Overall, participants achieved success in designing their own research projects and publishing manuscripts and grants. Three (4.6%) of the participants had gone on to become faculty for the research training programme. The three top barriers encountered following training were time constraints (67.3%), lack of funding (36.5%) and not being able to find research collaborators (25%).
Outcome of this training programme is encouraging and highlights the feasibility and potential impact of deploying such programmes in low and middle income countries (LMICs). Despite the positive outcomes, barriers including time constraints, funding limitations, and difficulties in finding research collaborators remain to be addressed. Such training programmes need to be supported to strengthen the research capacity in this and similar settings.
研究能力有限导致低收入和中等收入国家缺乏高质量研究。研究培训机会有限使这一情况更加复杂。作为尼日利亚国家外科、产科、麻醉和护理计划实施的一部分，开展了研究能力提升培训。我们报告了这种因地制宜扩大撒哈拉以南非洲研究能力的努力所产生的影响。
这是一项对65名研究、资助申请撰写、论文撰写与发表方面参与者的培训评估。使用5分李克特量表和开放式问题进行培训前和培训后的调查，以评估该项目的影响。
参与者年龄在26至62岁之间（中位数42岁），其中男性39名（60%），女性26名（40%）。39名（60%）参与者之前接受过研究培训，但只有12名（18.5%）之前接受过资助申请撰写培训，17名（26.2%）之前接受过论文撰写与发表培训。培训后，45名（70.3%）参与者认为培训相关。参与者对培训中的研究、资助申请撰写、论文撰写与发表部分评价很高（45 - 59分，70.3 - 92.2%）。然而，41.2%的人认为时间不够，32.4%的人认为培训内容过于全面。几乎所有参与者都认为培训提高了他们在研究、资助申请撰写、论文撰写与发表方面的技能，超过三分之二的人随后对他人进行了非正式指导。总体而言，参与者在设计自己的研究项目、发表论文和获得资助方面取得了成功。3名（4.6%）参与者后来成为了该研究培训项目的教员。培训后遇到的三大障碍是时间限制（67.3%）、资金不足（36.5%）和找不到研究合作者（25%）。
该培训项目的成果令人鼓舞，突出了在低收入和中等收入国家开展此类项目的可行性和潜在影响。尽管取得了积极成果，但时间限制、资金限制和寻找研究合作者困难等障碍仍有待解决。需要支持此类培训项目，以加强这一及类似环境中的研究能力。
