Integrating public health research trials into health systems in Africa: Individual or cluster randomisation?

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 123-127

  Simms, Victoria ^a   Matiku, Sode ^b   Ngowi, Bernard ^c   Chanda, Duncan ^d   Lesikari, Sokoine ^c   Bottomley, Christian ^a   Egwaga, Saidi ^b   Kahwa, Amos ^c   Guinness, Lorna ^a   Mwaba, Peter ^d   Mfinanga, Sayoki ^c   Jaffar, Shabbar ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Cluster randomisation; Health services research; HIV; Implementation research; Randomised trial; Research methods

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SCREENING; STUDY DESIGN; TUBERCULOSIS;

CLUSTER RANDOMISATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV; IMPLEMENTATION RESEARCH; RANDOMISED TRIAL; RESEARCH METHODS;

AFRICA; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84890567845     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12230     Document Type: Editorial

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