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Hargreaves, JR, Baptiste, S, Bhattacharjee, P, Cowan, Frances 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3087-4422, Herce, M, Lauer, K, Sikazwe, I and Geng, E
(2024)
'Programme science methodologies and practices that address ‘FURRIE’ challenges : examples from the field'. Journal of the International AIDS Society, Vol 27, Issue S2, e26283.
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Abstract
Introduction
“Programme science” deploys scientific methods to address questions that are a priority to support the impact of public health programmes. As such, programme science responds to the challenges of making such studies: 1) feasible to undertake, 2) useful, 3) rigorous, 4) real-world-relevant, 5) informative, and undertaken by, 6) equitable partnerships. We use the acronym ‘FURRIE’ to describe this set of six challenges. We discuss selected HIV/STI programme science case studies to illustrate how programme science rises to the FURRIE challenges.
Discussion
One way in which programme science is made more feasible is through the analysis and interpretation of data collected through service delivery. For some questions, we need to augment these data through methods that reach potential clients of services who have not accessed services or been lost to follow up. Process evaluation can enhance the usefulness of programme science by studying implementation processes, programme-client interactions and contextual factors. Ensuring rigor by limiting bias and confounding in the real world context of programme science studies requires methodological innovation. Striving for scientific rigor can also have the unintended consequence of creating a gap between what happens in a study, and what happens in the “real-world”. Community-led monitoring is one approach to grounding data collection in the real-world experience of clients. Evaluating complex, context-specific strategies to strengthen health outcomes in a way that is informative for other settings requires clear specification of the intervention packages that are planned and delivered in practice. Programme science provides a model for equitable partnership through co-leadership between programmes, researchers and the communities they serve.
Conclusions
Programme science addresses the FURRIE challenges, thereby improving programme impact and ultimately health outcomes and health equity. The adoption and adaptation of the types of novel programme science approaches showcased here should be promoted within and beyond the HIV/STI field.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | W General Medicine. Health Professions > Professional practice > W88 Administrative work. Teaching. Research WA Public Health > WA 20.5 Research (General) |
| Faculty: Department: | Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26283 |
| Depositing User: | Rachel Dominguez |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jul 2024 13:06 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2024 13:06 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/24556 |
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