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    Uptake of Wildlife Research in Botswana: Slide Presentation of Findings
    (2021-04-09) Morrison, Monica
    This study set out to identify and understand whether research carried out in or about Botswana has been focused on producing useful and used work in the area of wildlife and related natural resources, with a view to improving the management of these resources. The study investigated this by examining the interactions of researchers and stakeholders engaged in the management, conservation, and use of wildlife resources in northern Botswana. This work draws on the idea that broader societal impact of research can be estimated by following interactions of researchers with potential users of their research throughout the research process. This approach, based on the idea of productive interactions, acknowledges the difficulty of attributing the uptake, use, and impacts of research findings, and moves the focus of investigation from outcomes at the end point of investigation to all the stages and processes of research. Interactions of researchers with potential users of the research - its stakeholders - increase the likelihood of research findings being put to use. In the thesis, this process is viewed through the concept of an extended community of practice that demonstrates mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. The study used a mixed methods case study approach including literature review, surveys of principal investigators working under Government of Botswana permits and audience members of a public outreach event, interviews, analysis of document content and bibliographic records, and ad hoc participant observation to establish patterns of interaction among researchers and stakeholders working in northern Botswana, and to investigate perceptions of research use. The study found that the northern Botswana's research community of practice consists of a strong core of researchers based in academic institutions and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who interact with more loosely connected members of the private sector and several levels of government, and with local community members. Findings included that researchers who engage with non-academic stakeholders outside the inner core of this community of practice at early stages, and throughout the research process, are more likely to see their research applied. Their success also appears to be linked to their commitment to working longer-term in northern Botswana, which allows for more, and deeper, interactions with stakeholders. Findings of this study point to validation of the concept of productive interactions in a local community of practice, with effects that extend beyond Botswana and southern Africa. While productive interactions are already taking place in this community, many of them brokered by NGOs, increased deliberate incorporation of the productive interactions approach into the practice of government managers, researchers, and the tourism private sector is likely to increase the relevance, awareness, and uptake of the resulting findings, and to build trust and understanding among research stakeholders.
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    Cervical Cancer Prevention Following A Cascade Strategy: Successes And Challenges
    (2023-07-05) Idiovino, Rafael
    The aim of this project has been to improve women’s access to cervical cancer prevention and care following a cascade strategy in Northern Mozambique. Results to date one dedicate examination room for VIA has been established; biopsies are possible now with analysis in Nampula; and LEEP is available on site now (equipment, health worker trained). Some challenges that should be addressed in future: what happen after 2nd referral? Can having an examination room integrated inside the HIV clinic improve screening and treatment uptake?
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    Cervical Cancer Screening Cascade At Newlands Clinic By Dr Katayoun Taghavi, University Of Bern, Switzerland
    (2023-07-05) Taghavi, Katayoun
    This retrospective cohort study had aim to define and assess a cervical cancer screening cascade for women living with HIV enrolled at an ART clinic in Zimbabwe and to explore patient factors associated with retention through stages of the cascade. Main findings: Analysing outcomes along the proposed cervical screening cascade can identify areas for improvement; interventions are needed to improve linkage to treatment for screen-positive women who do not qualify for same-day cryotherapy; and many women continued to screen positive after treatment.
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    Developing Indicators To Measure Health Care Performance By Prof. Dr David Schwappach, Institute Of Social And Preventive Medicine (ISPM) University Of Bern
    (2023-07-05) Schwappach, David
    To develop indicators to measure health care performance, it is important to: accept the pain of reduction a complex world to simple metrics; mind the consequences adaption to indicators may have; resist to make indicators overly complex; and choose sensitive-to-differences indicators and take a learning-oriented process.
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    The Cervical Cancer Prevention And Care Cascade For Women Living With Hiv In Sub-Saharan Africa: Delphi Consensus Process By Dr Maša Davidović, Graduate School For Health Sciences (Ghs) University Of Bern And Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute (Swiss Tph)
    (2023-07-05) Davidović, Maša
    The project has aim to develop internationally agreed-upon indicators to monitor provision of cervical cancer care to women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa throughout consensus process with stakeholders from this region.
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    A Facility-Based Survey Of Cervical Cancer Prevention And Control Programs In Sub-Saharan Africa By Serra Lem Asangbeh, Graduate School For Cellular And Biomedical Sciences (Gcb) University Of Bern And Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute (Swiss Tph)
    (2023-07-05) Asangbeh-Kerman, Serra Lem
    The preliminary results from a facility-based survey of cervical cancer prevention and control programs in Sub-Saharan Africa are presented. Main findings: HPV vaccination is available in less than half of the participating sites; funding support for cervical screening is rare; diagnostic and treatment services are mostly centralized (women often referred for these services off-site); cost is a barrier to diagnosis and treatment in most sites; data collection systems are available for HIV but rare for CC prevention; and across the cascade, data availability greatly reduces from screening to follow-up of treated women and women initially screened negative.