Health research mentorship in low-income and middle-income countries: a global qualitative evidence synthesis of data from a crowdsourcing open call and scoping review.

Autor:	Kpokiri EE; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London, UK eneyi.kpokiri@lshtm.ac.uk., McDonald K; Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Abraha YG; Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Osorio L; School of Public Health, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia., Nath TC; Department of Parasitology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea (the Republic of).; Department of Parasitology, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh., Talavera-Urdanivia VA; Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru., Akinwale OP; Clinical Sciences Department, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria., Manabe YC; Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.; Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Kampala, Uganda., Castelnuovo B; Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Kampala, Uganda., Tang W; School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Yilma D; Department of Internal Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia., Mihut M; TDR, The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank and WHO, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland., Ezechi O; Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Lagos, Nigeria., Iwelunmor J; Saint Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA., Kaba M; School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Abdissa A; Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia., Tucker JD; Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London, UK.; Institute of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ global health [BMJ Glob Health] 2024 Jan 06; Vol. 9 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 06.
DOI:	10.1136/bmjgh-2022-011166
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Research mentorship is critical for advancing science, but there are few practical strategies for cultivating mentorship in health research resource-limited settings. WHO/TDR Global commissioned a group to develop a practical guide on research mentorship. This global qualitative evidence synthesis included data from a crowdsourcing open call and scoping review to identify and propose strategies to enhance research mentorship in low/middle-income country (LMIC) institutions. Methods: The crowdsourcing open call used methods recommended by WHO/TDR and solicited descriptions of strategies to enhance research mentorship in LMICs. The scoping review used the Cochrane Handbook and predefined the approach in a protocol. We extracted studies focused on enhancing health research mentorship in LMICs. Textual data describing research mentorship strategies from the open call and studies from the scoping review were coded into themes. The quality of evidence supporting themes was assessed using the Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative research approach. Results: The open call solicited 46 practical strategies and the scoping review identified 77 studies. We identified the following strategies to enhance research mentorship: recognising mentorship as an institutional responsibility that should be provided and expected from all team members (8 strategies, 15 studies; moderate confidence); leveraging existing research and training resources to enhance research mentorship (15 strategies, 49 studies; moderate confidence); digital tools to match mentors and mentees and sustain mentorship relations over time (14 strategies, 11 studies; low confidence); nurturing a culture of generosity so that people who receive mentorship then become mentors to others (7 strategies, 7 studies; low confidence); peer mentorship defined as informal and formal support from one researcher to another who is at a similar career stage (16 strategies, 12 studies; low confidence). Interpretation: Research mentorship is a collective institutional responsibility, and it can be strengthened in resource-limited institutions by leveraging already existing resources. The evidence from the crowdsourcing open call and scoping review informed a WHO/TDR practical guide. There is a need for more formal research mentorship programmes in LMIC institutions. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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