Using Nominal Group Technique to Elucidate a COVID-19 Research Agenda for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Populations

Ikedionwu, Chioma; Dongarwar, Deepa; Yusuf, Korede K; Maiyegun, Sitratullah O; Ibrahimi, Sahra; Salihu, Hamisu M.

doi:10.21106/ijma.410

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“…Primarily, NGTs offer a high level of efficiency in achieving group consensus in comparison to focus groups, which can be significantly impacted by group dynamics, dominant personalities, and biases of participants and researchers [38]. Equally important in the selection of NGTs is their proven use in research in health care research, including among individuals working in health care in the African context [39][40][41][42][43]. In our study, NGTs will be used to generate a prioritized list of recommendations among health care workers and administrators, which will be examined further in subsequent in-depth interviews.…”

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“…Additionally, NGTs are noted for their usability and outputs, typically prioritized lists of actions, and can be a useful method to compare viewpoints and priorities of stakeholder groups [39]. NGT methods have also been shown to reduce researcher bias and have been applied frequently in health research, particularly among health care workers-including in sub-Saharan Africa [39][40][41][42][43]54].…”

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Perceptions of Global Health Engagements in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers and Administrators in Western Kenya: Protocol for a Multistage Qualitative Study

Amick¹,

Naanyu²,

Bucher³

et al. 2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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Background There has been significant interest in global health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) among individuals living in high-income countries (HICs) over the past 30 years. Much of the literature on global health engagements (GHEs) has been presented from the perspective of individuals from high-income countries. Local stakeholders such as health care workers and health care administrators represent critical constituencies for global health activities, yet their perspectives are underrepresented in the literature. The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of local health care workers and administrators with GHEs in Kenya. We will explore the perceived role GHEs play in preparing the health system to address a public health crisis, as well as their role in pandemic recovery and its aftermath. Objective The aims of this study are to (1) examine how Kenyan health care workers and administrators interpret experiences with GHEs as having advantaged or hindered them and the local health system to provide care during an acute public health crisis and (2) to explore recommendations to reimagine GHEs in a postpandemic Kenya. Methods This study will be conducted at a large teaching and referral hospital in western Kenya with a long history of hosting GHEs in support of its tripartite mission of providing care, training, and research. This qualitative study will be conducted in 3 phases. In phase 1, in-depth interviews will be conducted to capture participants’ lived experience in relation to their unique understandings of the pandemic, GHEs, and the local health system. In phase 2, group discussions using nominal group techniques will be conducted to determine potential priority areas to reimagine future GHEs. In phase 3, in-depth interviews will be conducted to explore these priority areas in greater detail to explore recommendations for potential strategies, policies, and other actions that might be used to achieve the priorities determined to be of highest importance. Results The study activities commenced in late summer 2022, with findings to be published in 2023. It is anticipated that the findings from this study will provide insight into the role GHEs play in a local health system in Kenya and provide critical stakeholder and partner input from persons hitherto ignored in the design, implementation, and management of GHEs. Conclusions This qualitative study will examine the perspectives of GHEs in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic among Kenyan health care workers and health care administrators in western Kenya using a multistage protocol. Using a combination of in-depth interviews and nominal group techniques, this study aims to shed light on the roles global health activities are perceived to play in preparing health care professionals and the health system to address an acute public health crisis. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) PRR1-10.2196/41836

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Perceptions of Global Health Engagements in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers and Administrators in Western Kenya: Protocol for a Multistage Qualitative Study

Amick¹,

Naanyu²,

Bucher³

et al. 2023

JMIR Res Protoc

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“…Most of these were done in the early phase of the pandemic and were mainly by and for academicians and focused on clinical and epidemiological aspects in order to understand the disease process and its transmission. Later, as the pandemic spread and its impact became wider, researcher focus shifted to specific programme areas, such as maternal and child health, environment, mental health and ageing, to name but a few [14][15][16][17]. Also, the list of unanswered questions indicated a shift towards health system and public health interventions [18].…”

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Public health research priorities for WHO on COVID-19 in the South-East Asia Region: results of a prioritization survey

Azim

Bhushan

Vilas

et al. 2022

Health Res Policy Sys

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Background Effectively addressing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the new pathogen requires continuous generation of evidence to inform decision-making. Despite an unprecedented amount of research occurring globally, the need to identify gaps in knowledge and prioritize a research agenda that is linked to public health action is indisputable. The WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR) is likely to have region-specific research needs. Methods We aimed to identify a priority research agenda for guiding the regional and national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in SEAR countries. An online, anonymous research prioritization exercise using recent WHO guidance was conducted among the technical staff of WHO’s country and regional offices engaged with the national COVID-19 response during October 2020. They were each asked to contribute up to five priority research ideas across seven thematic areas. These research ideas were reviewed, consolidated and scored by a core group on six parameters: regional specificity, relevance to the COVID-19 response, feasibility within regional research capacity, time to availability for decision-making, likely impact on practice, and promoting equity and gender responsiveness. The total scores for individual suggestions were organized in descending order, and ideas in the upper tertile were considered to be of high priority. Results A total of 203 priority research ideas were received from 48 respondents, who were primarily research and emergency response focal points in country and regional offices. These were consolidated into 78 research ideas and scored. The final priority research agenda of 27 items covered all thematic areas—health system (n=10), public health interventions (n=6), disease epidemiology (n=5), socioeconomic and equity (n=3), basic sciences (n=1), clinical sciences (n=1) and pandemic preparedness (n=1). Conclusions This exercise, a part of WHO’s mandate to “shape the research agenda”, can help build a research roadmap ensuring efficient use of limited resources. This prioritized research agenda can act as a catalyst for Member States to accelerate research that could impact the COVID-19 response in SEAR.

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Research priorities for maternal and perinatal health clinical trials and methods used to identify them: A systematic review

Mossinger

Manerkar

Crowther

et al. 2023

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductiv

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Using Nominal Group Technique to Elucidate a COVID-19 Research Agenda for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Populations

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References 6 publications

Perceptions of Global Health Engagements in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers and Administrators in Western Kenya: Protocol for a Multistage Qualitative Study

Perceptions of Global Health Engagements in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Health Care Workers and Administrators in Western Kenya: Protocol for a Multistage Qualitative Study

Public health research priorities for WHO on COVID-19 in the South-East Asia Region: results of a prioritization survey

Research priorities for maternal and perinatal health clinical trials and methods used to identify them: A systematic review

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