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Adelekan B , Harrin-Erin B , Okposo M , Aliyu A , Ndembi N , Dakum P , Sam-Agudu NA , 2022. Final HIV status outcome for HIV-exposed infants at 18 months of age in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. PLoS One 17: e0263921.
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The V-BRCH Project: Strengthening HIV Research Capacity in Nigeria through Intensive Workshops in Implementation Science and Grant Writing
Kevin M. Gibas
Kevin M. Gibas
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee;
Department of Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island;
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Aima A. Ahonkhai
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Alexander Huang
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Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed
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Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Baba M. Musa
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Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Mahmoud U. Sani
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Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria
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Muktar H. Aliyu
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ABSTRACT.
As persons with HIV live longer as the result of antiretroviral therapy, morbidity from HIV-associated noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing. The Vanderbilt–Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Noncommunicable Diseases program is a training platform created with the goal of training a cohort of successful Nigerian investigators to become leaders in HIV-associated NCD research. We describe survey findings from two week-long workshops in Kano, Nigeria, where trainees received instruction in implementation science and grant writing. Surveys assessed participants’ self-perceived knowledge and confidence in topics taught during these workshops. Thirty-seven participants (all assistant professors) attended the implementation science workshop; 30 attended the grant-writing workshop. Response rates for the implementation science workshop were 89.2% for the preworkshop survey and 91.9% for the postworkshop survey. For the grant-writing workshop, these values were 88.2% and 85.3%, respectively. Improvement in participant knowledge and confidence was observed in every domain measured for both workshops. On average, a 101.4% increase in knowledge and a 118.0% increase in confidence was observed across measured domains among participants in the implementation science workshop. For the grant-writing workshop, there was a 68.8% increase in knowledge and a 70.3% increase in confidence observed. Participants rated the workshops and instructors as effective for both workshops. These workshops improved participants’ knowledge and competence in implementation science and grant writing, and provide a model for training programs that aim to provide physician scientists with the skills needed to compete for independent funding, conduct locally relevant research, and disseminate research findings.
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Financial support: This work was supported by the Fogarty International Center and the
Disclosure: The content of this article is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official position of the NIH.
Authors’ addresses: Kevin M. Gibas, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and Department of Epidemiology & Infection Prevention, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, E-mail: kgibas@lifespan.org. Aima A. Ahonkhai, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, E-mail: aahonkhai@mgh.harvard.edu. Alexander Huang, Chelsea van Wyk, Carolyn M. Audet, C. William Wester, and Muktar Aliyu, Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Nashville, TN, E-mails: alexander.r.huang@vanderbilt.edu, chelsea.vanwyk@vumc.org, carolyn.audet@vumc.org, william.wester@vumc.org, and muktar.aliyu@vumc.org. Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Department of Community Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, E-mail: fitsiga.cmed@buk.edu.ng. Baba M. Musa and Mahmoud U. Sani, Department of Medicine, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, E-mails: babamaiyaki2000@yahoo.co.uk and sanimahmoud@yahoo.com.
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1.
Narayan KMV , Miotti PG , Anand NP , Kline LM , Harmston C , Gulakowski R 3rd , Vermund SH , 1999. HIV and noncommunicable disease comorbidities in the era of antiretroviral therapy: a vital agenda for research in low- and middle-income country settings. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2014 (Suppl 1 ):S2–S7.
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2.
Deeks SG , Phillips AN , 2009. HIV infection, antiretroviral treatment, ageing, and non-AIDS related morbidity. BMJ 338: a3172.
-
3.
Bygbjerg IC , 2012. Double burden of noncommunicable and infectious diseases in developing countries. Science 337: 1499–1501.
-
4.
Gonah L , Moodley I , Hlongwana K , 2020. Prevalence, healthcare costs and management of non-communicable diseases in people living with human immunodeficiency virus: a scoping review. Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med 12: e1–e8.
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5.
Adelekan B , Harrin-Erin B , Okposo M , Aliyu A , Ndembi N , Dakum P , Sam-Agudu NA , 2022. Final HIV status outcome for HIV-exposed infants at 18 months of age in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. PLoS One 17: e0263921.
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6.
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7.
Husain NE , Noor SK , Elmadhoun WM , Almobarak AO , Awadalla H , Woodward CL , Mital D , Ahmed MH , 2017. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia in people living with HIV in Africa: re-emerging challenges not to be forgotten. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 9: 193–202.
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8.
Dillon DG et al., 2013. Association of HIV and ART with cardiometabolic traits in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol 42: 1754–1771.
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9.
Muhammad S , Sani MU , Okeahialam BN , 2013. Cardiovascular disease risk factors among HIV-infected Nigerians receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy. Niger Med J 54: 185–190.
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10.
Aliyu MH , Sani MU , Ingles DJ , Tsiga-Ahmed FI , Musa BM , Audet CM , Wester CW , 2021. The V-BRCH Project: building clinical trial research capacity for HIV and noncommunicable diseases in Nigeria. Health Res Policy Syst 19: 32.
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11.
Wester CW et al., 2011. Non-AIDS-defining events among HIV-1-infected adults receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in resource-replete versus resource-limited urban setting. AIDS 25: 1471–1479.
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12.
Walker RJ , Campbell JA , Egede LE , 2014. Effective strategies for global health research, training and clinical care: a narrative review. Glob J Health Sci 7: 119–139.
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13.
Ezeanolue et al., 2016. Identifying and prioritizing implementation barriers, gaps, and strategies through the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance: getting to zero in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 72 (Suppl 2 ):S161–166.
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14.
Ezeanolue EE et al., 2018. Gaps and strategies in developing health research capacity: experience from the Nigeria Implementation Science Alliance. Health Res Policy Syst 16: 10.
-
15.
Okedo-Alex IN , Akamike IC , Olisaekee GO , Okeke CC , Uneke CJ , 2021. Identifying advocacy strategies, challenges and opportunities for increasing domestic health policy and health systems research funding in Nigeria: perspectives of researchers and policymakers. Health Res Policy Syst 19: 41.
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16.
Zachariah R , Harries AD , Ishikawa N , Rieder HL , Bissell K , Laserson K , Massaquoi M , Van Herp M , Reid T , 2009. Operational research in low-income countries: what, why, and how? Lancet Infect Dis 9: 711–717.
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17.
Defor S , Kwamie A , Agyepong IA , 2017. Understanding the state of health policy and systems research in West Africa and capacity strengthening needs: scoping of peer-reviewed publications trends and patterns 1990–2015. Health Res Policy Syst 15 (Suppl 1 ):55.
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18.
Franzen SRP , Chandler C , Lang T , 2017. Health research capacity development in low and middle income countries: reality or rhetoric? A systematic meta-narrative review of the qualitative literature. BMJ Open 7: e012332.
-
19.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center , 2021. Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) V-BRCH: Introduction to Implementation Science. Available at: www.vumc.org/v-brch/introduction-implementation-science-workshop. Accessed September 4, 2023.
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20.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center , 2022. Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) V-BRCH: V-BRCH Grant Writing Workshop. Available at: www.vumc.org/v-brch/v-brch-grant-writing-workshop. Accessed September 4, 2023.
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21.
Harris PA , Taylor R , Thielke R , Payne J , Gonzalez N , Conde JG , 2009. Research electronic data capture (REDCap): a metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support. J Biomed Inform 42: 377–381.
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22.
Kirkpatrick D , Kirkpatrick J , 2006. Evaluating Training Programs, 3rd edition. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishing.
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23.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center , 2023. Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) V-BRCH. Available at: https://www.vumc.org/v-brch/home. Accessed September 4, 2023.
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24.
Aliyu MH , Sani MU , Ingles DJ , Tsiga-Ahmed FI , Musa BM , Ahonkhai AA , Salihu HM , Audet CM , Wester CW , 2022. Building research capacity in HIV and noncommunicable diseases in Africa: a mentorship and leadership workshop report. J Contin Educ Health Prof 42: e106–e110.
-
25.
Kiguli-Malwadde E et al., 2023. Comparing in-person, blended and virtual training interventions; a real-world evaluation of HIV capacity building programs in 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS Glob Public Health 3: e0001654.
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26.
Ndebele P , Wassenaar D , Benatar S , Fleischer T , Kruger M , Adebamowo C , Kass N , Hyder AA , Meslin EM , 2014. Research ethics capacity building in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of NIH Fogarty-funded programs 2000–2012. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 9: 24–40., doi: 10.1525/jer.2014.9.2.24.
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27.
Nyirenda T et al., 2021. Strengthening capacity for clinical research in sub-Saharan Africa: partnerships and networks. Int J Infect Dis 110: 54–61.
-
28.
Mugabo L , Rouleau E , Odhiambo J , Nisingizwe MP , Amoroso C , Barebwanuwe P , Warugaba C , Habumugisha L , Hedt-Gauthier BL , 2015. Approaches and impact of non-academic research capacity strengthening training models in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Health Res Policy Syst 13: 30.
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29.
Aliyu MH, Sani MU, Ingles DJ, Tsiga-Ahmed FI, Musa BM, Byers MS, Dongarwar D, Salihu HM, Wester CW, 2022. Building physician-scientist skills in R programming: a short workshop report. Int J Transl Med Res Public Health6: e418.
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30.
Garba DL , Stankey MC , Jayaram A , Hedt-Gauthier BL , 2021. How do we decolonize global health in medical education? Ann Glob Health 87: 29.
-
31.
Eichbaum QG , Adams LV , Evert J , Ho MJ , Semali IA , van Schalkwyk SC , 2021. Decolonizing global health education: rethinking institutional partnerships and approaches. Acad Med J Assoc Am Med Coll 96: 329–335.
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