Strengthening capacity to research the social determinants of health in low- and middle-income countries: lessons from the INTREC programme

Henschke N ; Mirny A ; Haafkens JA ; Ramroth H ; Dr. Dra. Retna Siwi Padmawati, MA. ; Prof. dr. Laksono Trisnantoro M.Sc., Ph.D. (2017)


The INDEPTH Training & Research Centres of Excellence (INTREC) collaboration developed a training programme to strengthen social determinants of health (SDH) research in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It was piloted among health- and demographic researchers from 9 countries in Africa and Asia. The programme followed a blended learning approach and was split into three consecutive teaching blocks over a 12-month period: 1) an online course of 7 video lectures and assignments on the theory of SDH research; 2) a 2-week qualitative and quantitative methods workshop; and 3) a 1-week data analysis workshop. This report aims to summarise the student evaluations of the pilot and to suggest key lessons for future approaches to strengthen SDH research capacity in LMICs.

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