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A need to accelerate health research productivity in an African University: the case of Makerere University College of Health Sciences

机译：非洲大学对提高健康研究生产率的需求：以马克雷雷大学健康科学学院为例

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BackgroundIn the last decade, Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS) has taken strides in research and training to improve healthcare through collaborative training and research programs. However, there is limited data on the trends of MakCHS faculty contributions to research and on faculty growth to take leading roles in health research. This paper reviews MakCHS faculty research publications over 15.5?years and outlines possible strategies to enhance faculty research outputs. MethodsWe used a mixed methods approach. A systematic review of research publications by faculty at MakCHS (PubMed and Google Scholar from January 1, 2000, to June 30, 2015) to quantify the number of research articles, areas researched, authorship contribution by MakCHS faculty, source of funding, as well as affiliated local and international collaborations. Graphs were used to shown trends in publications and leadership of authorship by faculty. Annual individual faculty research productivity was presented as publication per capita. Qualitative data on high priority needs to improve research outputs was collected through focus group discussions (FGDs) with faculty members, and analysed manually into emerging themes. ResultsOf 298 faculty at MakCHS at 2015, 89 (30%) were female and 229 (77%) were junior and mid-level faculty (senior lecturer and below). The PubMed and Google Scholar searches yielded 6927 published articles, of which 3399 (49%) full-text articles were downloaded for analysis, 426/3825 (11%) available as titles/abstracts only, and 598/4423 (14%) were excluded. Only 614 articles were published in 2014, giving a publication per capita of 2.1 for any authorship, and 0.3 for first and last authorship positions. MakCHS faculty increasingly contributed as first, second, third, and last authors. Up to 57% of research was in infectious diseases, followed by non-communicable diseases (20%) and non-communicable maternal child health (11%). Priority needs to improve research outputs, as expressed by faculty, were (1) an institutionally led faculty career development program, (2) skills building in research methods and scientific writing, (3) protected time for research related activities, (4) opportunities for collaborative research, and (5) use of individual development plans. ConclusionFaculty research productivity was low and dominated by infectious diseases and non-communicable disease research. There is a need for structured institutional support to optimise faculty research outputs. Only with increased research productivity will MakCHS and other academic institutions be able to make a significant contribution in addressing national health challenges.
机译：背景技术在过去的十年中，马克雷雷大学健康科学学院（MakCHS）在研究和培训方面取得了长足进步，通过合作培训和研究计划改善了医疗保健。但是，关于MakCHS教师对研究的贡献趋势以及在健康研究中起主导作用的教师成长方面的数据有限。本文回顾了超过15.5年的MakCHS教师研究出版物，并概述了提高教师研究成果的可能策略。方法我们采用了混合方法。 MakCHS的教师对研究出版物的系统评价（2000年1月1日至2015年6月30日，PubMed和Google Scholar），以量化研究文章的数量，研究领域，MakCHS教授的作者贡献，资金来源以及作为本地和国际合作伙伴。使用图表显示教师的出版物趋势和作者领导力。年度个人教师研究生产率以人均发表数表示。通过与教职员工进行焦点小组讨论（FGD），收集了有关提高研究产出的高优先级需求的定性数据，并对其进行了手动分析，以形成新的主题。结果2015年，MakCHS的298名教师中，女性为89名（30％），初中和中级教师为229名（77％）（高级讲师及以下）。 PubMed和Google Scholar搜索产生了6927篇已发表的文章，其中3399篇（49％）的全文文章被下载进行分析，426/3825篇（11％）仅作为标题/摘要可用，598/4423篇（14％）排除在外。 2014年仅发表了614篇文章，任何作者的人均发表量为2.1，而第一作者和最后一位作者的人均发表量为0.3。 MakCHS的教职人员越来越多地成为第一，第二，第三和最后一位作者。高达57％的研究涉及传染病，其次是非传染性疾病（20％）和非传染性产妇健康（11％）。如教师所言，提高研究产出的优先需要是：（1）由制度主导的教师职业发展计划;（2）研究方法和科学写作方面的技能培养;（3）保护与研究相关的活动的时间;（4）机会用于合作研究，以及（5）使用个人发展计划。结论教师的研究生产率较低，并受到传染病和非传染病研究的支配。需要结构化的机构支持来优化教师研究成果。只有提高研究效率，MakCHS和其他学术机构才能为应对国家卫生挑战做出重大贡献。

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