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ArticleJournal of the International AIDS Society2015

Advancing the strategic use of HIV operations research to strengthen local policies and programmes: the Research to Prevention Project.

Deanna Kerrigan, Caitlin E Kennedy, Alison Surdo Cheng, Sarah J Sandison, Virginia A Fonner, David R Holtgrave, Heena Brahmbhatt

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Article in Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Deanna KerriganDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA; dkerrig1@jhu.edu.
Caitlin E KennedyDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA;
Alison Surdo ChengUS Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA.
Sarah J SandisonUS Agency for International Development, Washington, DC, USA.
Virginia A FonnerDepartment of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA;
David R HoltgraveDepartment of Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Heena BrahmbhattDepartment of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Funding

Vaccine Response and Immunotherapeutics SWGP30AI094189 · NIAID · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Richard E. Chaisson · 2012 to 2026
$67.0M
NIAID NIH HHS 1P30AI094189NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI094189
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the field of HIV prevention, there is renewed interest in operations research (OR) within an implementation science framework. The ultimate goal of such studies is to generate new knowledge that can inform local programmes and policies, thus improving access, quality, efficiency and effectiveness. Using four case studies from the USAID-funded Research to Prevention (R2P) project, we highlight the strategic use of OR and the impact it can have on shaping the focus and content of HIV prevention programming across geographic and epidemic settings and populations. These case studies, which include experiences from several sub-Saharan African countries and the Caribbean, emphasize four unique ways that R2P projects utilized OR to stimulate change in a given context, including: (1) translating findings from clinical trials to real-world settings; (2) adapting promising structural interventions to a new context; (3) tailoring effective interventions to underserved populations; and (4) prioritizing key populations within a national response to HIV. Carefully crafted OR can bridge the common gap that exists between research-generated knowledge and field-based practice, lead to substantial, real-world changes in national policies and programmes, and strengthen local organizations and the use of data to be more responsive to a given topic or population, ultimately supporting a locally tailored HIV response.

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Health Services ResearchOperations ResearchAfrica, NorthernCaribbean RegionHealth PolicyHIV InfectionsHumansHIVimplementation scienceoperations researchpreventionUSAID

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PMID26290331
PMCPMC4542291

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