TY - JOUR
T1 - Research capacity building
T2 - A US-South African partnership
AU - Airhihenbuwa, Collins O.
AU - Shisana, Olive
AU - Zungu, Nompumelelo
AU - BeLue, Rhonda
AU - Makofani, Daisy M.
AU - Shefer, Tammy
AU - Smith, Edward
AU - Simbayi, Leickness
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - Research capacity building engenders assets that allow communities (and, in this case, student fellows) to respond adequately to health issues and problems that are contextual, cultural and historical in nature. In this paper, we present a US-South African partnership that led to research training for 30 postgraduate students at two South African universities. We begin by exploring the nature of research capacity building in a partnership research project designed to promote HIV and AIDS-related stigma reduction. We examine methodological issues and their relevance to training of postgraduate students in South Africa. We conclude with recommendations for a successful model of partnership for building capacity of health researchers in Africa with the goal of developing research that informs policies and helps to bridge the health inequity gap globally.
AB - Research capacity building engenders assets that allow communities (and, in this case, student fellows) to respond adequately to health issues and problems that are contextual, cultural and historical in nature. In this paper, we present a US-South African partnership that led to research training for 30 postgraduate students at two South African universities. We begin by exploring the nature of research capacity building in a partnership research project designed to promote HIV and AIDS-related stigma reduction. We examine methodological issues and their relevance to training of postgraduate students in South Africa. We conclude with recommendations for a successful model of partnership for building capacity of health researchers in Africa with the goal of developing research that informs policies and helps to bridge the health inequity gap globally.
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U2 - 10.1177/1757975911404745
DO - 10.1177/1757975911404745
M3 - Article
C2 - 21596937
AN - SCOPUS:80051766553
SN - 1757-9759
VL - 18
SP - 27
EP - 35
JO - Global Health Promotion
JF - Global Health Promotion
IS - 2
ER -