Training course in research methodology and research protocol development 2018 – Course files
Research methodology and research protocol development / Course weekly schedule
Training course in research methodology and research protocol development 2018
Course files
| Course file – Author(s) | References, relevant online documents and resources |
| It all starts with a question! – Moazzam Ali | WHO | Recommended format for a Research Protocol |
| Searching PubMed – Aldo Campana | Citing Medicine – NCBI Bookshelf PubMed Help PubMed Online Training / PubMed Tutorial |
| WHO Library – Tomas Allen | Cochrane Library PubMed WHO Library and Information Networks for Knowledge |
| Introduction to study designs – Moazzam Ali | WHO | Recommended format for a Research Protocol |
| Epidemiologic studies – Karim Abawi | Epidemiology Glossary | Data and Statistics | Reproductive Health | CDC. Clinical Epidemiology Glossary. Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit. |
| Cohort studies – Nguyen Thi My Huong | Nichol KL, Nordin JD, Nelson DB, Mullooly JP, Hak E. Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccine in the Community-Dwelling Elderly. New England Journal of Medicine. 2007 Oct 4;357(14):1373-81. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa070844 Olaf H Klungel SRH. Lipid-Lowering Drug Use and Cardiovascular Events after Myocardial Infarction. The Annals of pharmacotherapy. 2002;36(5):751-7. doi: 10.1345/aph.1A308 Ramchand R, Ialongo NS, Chilcoat HD. The Effect of Working for Pay on Adolescent Tobacco Use. Am J Public Health. 2007 Nov;97(11):2056-62. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094045 |
| Case-control studies – Karim Abawi | Epidemiology Glossary | Data and Statistics | Reproductive Health | CDC. Clinical Epidemiology Glossary. Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit. |
| Cross-sectional studies – Maryam Hemed | Nguyen PH, Budiharsana MP. Receiving voluntary family planning services has no relationship with the paradoxical situation of high use of contraceptives and abortion in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study. BMC Women’s Health. 2012 May 28;12(1):14. Levin KA. Study design III: Cross-sectional studies. Evid Based Dent. 2006;7(1):24-5. |
| Randomized controlled trial – Khalifa Elmusharaf | Consort WHO ICTRP ClinicalTrials.gov Trials The SPIRIT Statement |
| Systematic review – Karim Abawi | Cochrane
The Joanna Briggs Institute
The Campbell Collaboration
The Centre for Evidence-based Medicine
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination |
| Sampling and sample size estimation – Moazzam Ali | STEPS Sample Size Calculator and Sampling Spreadsheet |
| Quantitative data collection: Designing a questionnaire – Khalifa Elmusharaf | Jenn NC. Designing a questionnaire. Malays Fam Physician. 2006 Apr 30;1(1):32-5. |
| Introduction to qualitative research – Khalifa Elmusharaf | TQR Qualitative Research Resources Online QDA |
| Qualitative sampling techniques – Khalifa Elmusharaf | TQR Qualitative Research Resources Online QDA |
| Qualitative data collection techniques – Khalifa Elmusharaf | Mack N, Woodsong C, MacQueen KM, Guest G, Namey E. Qualitative research methods: a data collector’s field guide. Family Health International. 2005. |
| Qualitative research approaches – Khalifa Elmusharaf | TQR Qualitative Research Resources Online QDA |
| Ethical issues in reproductive health research – Heli Bathija | WHO. Standards and operational guidance for ethics review of health-related research with human participants. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2011. Research Ethics Training Curriculum (RETC), Second Edition | FHI 360 |
| Critical appraisal of the medical literature – Jane Hirst | CASP – Critical Appraisal Skills Programme |
| Scientific writing – Jane Hirst | Journal / Author Name Estimator |
| How to develop a competitive research protocol – Raqibat Idris | WHO | Recommended format for a Research Protocol |
