Table 3 Outputs: Project SOAR research utilization outputs
Activity Type | Achieved by end of the fifth project year | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Study-specific data-use plans to guide dissemination of results locally | 46 (Out of 58 studies) | Global studies did not submit in-country data-use plans |
Activity Briefs | 58 | One for each study |
Results Briefs | 74 | Some studies produced more than one results brief |
Joint national research-advisory group meetings in countries with multiple SOAR studies | 11 One-day in-country meetings of about 40 participants each | • Three in Malawi: July 2017, September 2018, November 2019 • Three in South Africa: May 2017, September 2018, November 2019 • Two in Tanzania: March 2017, November 2019 • One in Uganda: February 2019 • One in Kenya: February 2019 • One in Zambia: February 2019 |
Briefings of national directors of AIDS programs and AIDS commissions | 6 boardroom meetings at national AIDS program/council offices lasting about 2 h each. | • Uganda: Aug 2018 • South Africa: Nov 2019 • Malawi: Oct 2018 • Kenya: Feb 2019 • Tanzania: May 2018 • Zambia: Feb 2017 |
Meetings (including webinars and informal briefings) convened with USAID and/or other stakeholders to share interim results from SOAR studies | 116 | |
Oral/poster presentations by SOAR principal investigators at international, regional, and national conferences | 111 | |
Manuscripts submitted to peer reviewed journals | 59 | |
Presentations sharing Best Practices from SOAR’s research utilization approach | Four Technical Expert meetings | • Makerere University Medical School, Uganda: August 2018, 60 faculty members and researchers • Washington, DC Technical Advisory Network: May 2019, 50 research utilization experts • Mexico City, International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference: July 2019, Satellite meeting on research utilization • Kigali, Rwanda, International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA): December 2019 Satellite meeting on research utilization |
Publications sharing best practices from Project SOAR research-utilization approach | Four | • Blog on Capacity Strengthening on USAID website • Q&A on Project SOAR website • Two Journal articles in AIDS and Behavior |