Nina Ingenkamp NCHADS Workshop 28.03.2007 WHO CambodiaHIV/AIDS Research Agenda Sunway Hotel The...

Nina Ingenkamp NCHADS Workshop 28.03.2007 WHO Cambodia HIV/AIDS Research Agenda Sunway Hotel

The State of HIV/AIDS-Related Research in Cambodia:

A Review of Existing Research Studies

1. Overview of the Process


Presentation Outline

Introduction: What types of research studies were collected?

Description: How were the publications gathered?

Results: What are have been researched with what design?

Achievements: What are the strengths of the HIV/AIDS research community?

Challenges: What are the gaps of the HIV/AIDS research community?


How was „research“ defined?

Purpose of the inventory:

To catalogue the collected HIV/AIDS related research studies

With the concrete objective:

To aggregate all published knowledge on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and its response

On-going research therefore excluded

Research was understood as: A systematic investigation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge (University of Virginia, University of Pennsylvania)


Journal articles: Saphonn, V. et al. (2005). "Trends of HIV-1 Seroincidence Among HIV-1 Sentinel Surveillance Groups in Cambodia, 1999–2002." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 39(5): 6

Reports: RHAC (2006). Knowledge and Behavior of Young People on STI, Family Planning and HIV/AIDS. Phnom Penh: 43.

Conference papers: Sopheab, H. et al. (2006). Community Action for Preventing HIV in Cambodia. XVI International AIDS Conference. Toronto.

Evaluations: Thwyn, A. (2006). Food Support to People Living With HIV/AIDS and OVC with Home Based Care. Phnom Penh, KHANA, USAID and WFP

What types of research studies were collected?


How were the publications gathered?

1. Database queries:Pubmed database, for journal articles (Keywords: HIV AND Cambodia) Social Science Citation Index (Keywords: HIV AND Cambodia) Medscape database, for conference papers (Keyword: Cambodia)

2. Handsearch, using the snowball method: Interviewed organizations, who referred me to others,and so on…

Method‘s advantage: Allows to identify the Cambodian HIV/AIDS research community

Method‘s disadvantage: Excludes organizations outside the community


How were the publications gathered? (2)

Government Institutions (5)

NCHADS, NIPH, CENAT,

Social Health Clinic,Calmette Hospital






International Organisations (9)

WHO, UNAIDS, UNDP,UNESCO, UNFPA,UNIFEM, WFP, ILO,

World Bank



International NGOs (6)

CARE, FHI, PSI, Save the Children, Helen Keller, MSF,

Center of Hope






World Bank



National NGOs (6)

Medicam, KHANA, CNP+, RAHC,

RACHA, Korsang



Center of Hope






World Bank



Bilaterals (4)GTZ, JICA,

USAID, US CDCDFID

National NGOs (6)


RACHA, Korsang



Center of Hope






World Bank



Other Research Institutions (6)

Institute of Tropical Medicine,University New South Wales,

Pasteur InstitutePolicy Project


USAID, US CDCDFID

National NGOs (6)


RACHA, Korsang



Center of Hope






World Bank


What areas have been researched?

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Prevention (144) Care & Treatment(73)

Socio-economicImpact (34)

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Clinical Research EpidemiologicalResearch

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sWhat research design was used?


1. Awareness

Organizations not only passively, but actively aware of the importance of research

2. Abundance

At least 250 research studies from more than 30 different organizations

3. Diversity

Each organization looks at HIV from a different angle, ensuring a holistic response

What are the strengths of the HIV/AIDS research community?


1. Neglected knowledge management- Of 103 reports, 18 are lost (17% of all reports)

- Organizations themselves not aware of all their publications

Recommendation: Organizations to keep a complete list of all

publications together with reference copies

2. No coordinative structure in place

- Abundance of organizations carrying out research

- Some well-linked, others not at all

Recommendation: To establish some type of forum where all

organizations can come together

What are the gaps of the HIV/AIDS research community?


What are the shortcomings? (continued)


USAID, US-CDCDFID

Other Research Institutions (6)

Institute of Tropical Medicine,University New South Wales,

Pasteur InstitutePolicy Project

National NGOs (6)


RACHA, Korsang



Center of Hope






World Bank


1. Neglected knowledge management- Of 103 reports, 18 are lost (17% of all reports)

- Organizations themselves not aware of all their publications

Recommendation: Organizations to keep a complete list of all

publications together with reference copies

2. No coordinative structure in place

- Abundance of organizations carrying out research

- Some well-linked, others not at all

Recommendation: To establish some type of forum where all

organizations can come together

What are the gaps of the HIV/AIDS research community?


Thank YouFor Your Attention!

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