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Abstract：
To inform public health policymakers that the generation of local evidence-based knowledge is key. Research capacity in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to generate medical knowledge is often weak and insufficiently resourced and efforts to tackle these challenges are not standardized. Continuous research training can equip researchers with the required knowledge and research skills, but its effectiveness largely depends on the quality and pertinence of the training methods used. We aim to assess the effectiveness of the Cameroon HIV/AIDS Research Forum (CAM-HERO) 2022 Research Methodology and Bioethics Training with the objective to describe the knowledge gained and the self-efficacy of health professionals and clinical scientists. A survey was conducted during the one-day training among health professionals and clinical scientists. Participants took an online self-administered questionnaire before and after the training related to the topics taught. The questionnaire consisted of two parts: 1) 18 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) to assess knowledge and 2) Nine items to evaluate self-efficacy using a five-point Likert scale. Mean scores were calculated, analysed, and compared using paired t-test for the pre- and post-test results. A total of 30 participants (57% women) completed the socio-demographic form. The median age (IQR) of participants was 33.5 (13.3) years. We registered 38 respondents for the pre-test and 33 respondents for the post-test. There was a rise in knowledge mean score from 13.0 to 14.8 (p=0.001) and an improvement in the perception of self-efficacy with a mean score increase from 2.9 to 3.7 (p < 0.001). Knowledge and perception of self-efficacy on research methodology improved among participants after the training. These results suggest that the CAM-HERO 2022 training had an immediate positive impact on skills and self-efficacy. Hence, we recommend the implementation of this training on a larger scale, periodically, and with long-term follow-up to evaluate its impact.
摘要：
告知公共卫生政策制定者，当地循证知识的产生是关键。低收入和中等收入国家（LMIC）产生医学知识的研究能力通常很弱，资源不足，应对这些挑战的努力也没有标准化。持续的研究培训可以使研究人员具备所需的知识和研究技能,但是其有效性在很大程度上取决于所使用培训方法的质量和针对性。我们的目标是评估喀麦隆艾滋病毒/艾滋病研究论坛（CAM-HERO）2022研究方法和生物伦理学培训的有效性，目的是描述获得的知识以及卫生专业人员和临床科学家的自我效能。在为期一天的卫生专业人员和临床科学家培训期间进行了一项调查。参与者在与所教主题相关的培训前后进行了在线自我管理问卷。问卷由两部分组成：1）18个多项选择题（MCQs）评估知识；2）九个项目使用五点李克特量表评估自我效能感。计算平均分数，分析,并使用配对t检验比较前后检验结果。共有30名参与者(57%为女性)完成了社会人口统计学形式。参与者的中位年龄（IQR）为33.5（13.3）岁。我们在测试前登记了38名受访者，在测试后登记了33名受访者。知识平均得分从13.0上升到14.8（p=0.001），自我效能感的平均得分从2.9上升到3.7（p<0.001）。培训后，参与者对研究方法的知识和自我效能感得到了改善。这些结果表明，CAM-HERO2022培训对技能和自我效能感产生了直接的积极影响。因此，我们建议更大规模地实施这项培训，定期,并进行长期随访以评估其影响。
