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Building partnerships to respond to HIV/AIDS: non-governmental organizations and universities.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Paiva, Vera SÃlvia Facciolla Ayres, J. R. Buchalla, Cassia Maria Hearst, Norman |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Abstract | BACKGROUND In the second decade of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil, public sector and non-governmental organization (NGO) initiatives multiplied, fostered by state AIDS Control Programmes. A growing gap between capacity and a need for programme evaluation and the dissemination of findings from experience in the field, combined with the failure of traditional training approaches to bridge this gap adequately, inspired this non-degree research training programme at a major Brazilian university. OBJECTIVES To train health professionals and activists working with HIV/AIDS prevention and services to evaluate and disseminate their experiences, and to enable them to multiply this training in their organizations, working in a collaborative process with graduate students and senior researchers. PROCEDURES As part of a 9-month research methods course, 52 representatives from NGO and public health services produced research protocols that were reviewed and strengthened through a formal peer review process. Eleven protocols judged to be the best received funding and close mentorship over the next 21 months for their implementation, analysis, and dissemination. LESSONS LEARNED Participants increased their ability to master and review critically the AIDS literature, to conduct a research protocol and to disseminate the results of their studies. After completion of the 30-month process, many participants were able to present their findings at scientific conferences or publish their results in peer-reviewed scientific journals. This model of close NGO-university successful collaboration may inspire other models of research training for those in the front-lines of the fight against the epidemic. |
| Starting Page | 117 |
| Ending Page | 140 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1097/00002030-200212003-00011 |
| PubMed reference number | 12685928 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 16 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://nepaids.vitis.uspnet.usp.br/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/10-BuildingpartnershipsintheAIDSBrazilianresponse.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1097/00002030-200212003-00011 |
| Journal | AIDS |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
