| Title |
Writing skills enhancement for public health professionals in Rwanda
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Advances in Medical Education and Practice, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.2147/amep.s128403 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Raywat Deonandan, Nodine Sangwa, Steve Kanters, Sabin Nsanzimana |
| Abstract |
In 2013, Canadian scholars delivered a 1-week workshop to 30 junior public health professionals in Rwanda. The goal was to improve the Rwandans' skills and confidence with respect to writing scientific papers for submission to international peer-reviewed global health journals. As a result of the workshop, there was a statistically significant improvement in participants' reported confidence in many aspects of navigating the publishing process, but no improvement in confidence regarding statistically analyzing their data. Remarkably, as a group, participants were able to write an article for a leading international journal, which was subsequently published. Results indicate that similar interventions would be both successful and well received, especially if targeted to individuals at a similar stage of career progress. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 2 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 30 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 10% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 10% |
| Unknown | 11 | 37% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 13% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 3 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 10% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 17% |
| Unknown | 10 | 33% |
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