Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on
Abstract In this commentary, we present a follow-up of two articles published in 2017 and 2018 about road traffic crashes, which is an important public health issue in Africa and Burkina Faso. The first article reported on a research project, conducted in partnership with local actors involved in ro...
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| description | Abstract In this commentary, we present a follow-up of two articles published in 2017 and 2018 about road traffic crashes, which is an important public health issue in Africa and Burkina Faso. The first article reported on a research project, conducted in partnership with local actors involved in road safety, carried out in Ouagadougou in 2015. Its aim was to test the effectiveness, acceptability, and capacity of a surveillance system to assess the number of road traffic crashes and their consequences on the health of crash victims. Several knowledge translation activities were carried out to maximize its impact and were reported in the 2018 article published in HRPS: monthly reports presenting the research data, large-format printed maps distributed to the city’s police stations, and a deliberative workshop held at the end of the research project. The present commentary presents our efforts to deepen our understanding of the impacts of the knowledge translation strategy, based on follow-up interviews, 18 months after the workshop, with the heads of the road traffic crash units in Ouagadougou police stations (n = 5). Several benefits were reported by respondents. Their involvement in the process prompted them to broaden their knowledge of other ways of dealing with the issue of road crashes. This led them, sometimes with their colleagues, to intervene differently: more rapid response at collision sites, increased surveillance of dangerous intersections, user awareness-raising on the importance of the highway code, etc. However, sustaining these actions over the longer term has proven difficult. Several lessons were derived from this experience, regarding the importance of producing useful and locally applicable research data, of ensuring the acceptability of the technologies used for data collection, of using collaborative approaches in research and knowledge translation, of ensuring the visibility of actions undertaken by actors in the field, and of involving decision-makers in the research process to maximize its impacts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-897357341c8c430c8a3b5d34bb89997f2022-12-21T19:39:38ZengBMCHealth Research Policy and Systems1478-45052021-01-011911710.1186/s12961-020-00654-1Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months onChristian Dagenais0Michelle Proulx1Esther Mc Sween-Cadieux2Aude Nikiema3Emmanuel Bonnet4Valéry Ridde5Paul-André Somé6Department of Psychology, Centre-Ville Station, University of MontrealHumanov·IsDepartment of Psychology, Centre-Ville Station, University of MontrealInstitut Des Sciences de Societé (INSS/CNRST)French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), UMI Résiliences, Centre IRD de Bondy NordFrench National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), CEPED (IRD-Université Paris Descartes), Universités Paris Sorbonne Cités, ERL INSERM SAGESUDAction-Gouvernance-Intégration-Renforcement, Groupe de Travail en Santé et Développement (AGIR/SD)Abstract In this commentary, we present a follow-up of two articles published in 2017 and 2018 about road traffic crashes, which is an important public health issue in Africa and Burkina Faso. The first article reported on a research project, conducted in partnership with local actors involved in road safety, carried out in Ouagadougou in 2015. Its aim was to test the effectiveness, acceptability, and capacity of a surveillance system to assess the number of road traffic crashes and their consequences on the health of crash victims. Several knowledge translation activities were carried out to maximize its impact and were reported in the 2018 article published in HRPS: monthly reports presenting the research data, large-format printed maps distributed to the city’s police stations, and a deliberative workshop held at the end of the research project. The present commentary presents our efforts to deepen our understanding of the impacts of the knowledge translation strategy, based on follow-up interviews, 18 months after the workshop, with the heads of the road traffic crash units in Ouagadougou police stations (n = 5). Several benefits were reported by respondents. Their involvement in the process prompted them to broaden their knowledge of other ways of dealing with the issue of road crashes. This led them, sometimes with their colleagues, to intervene differently: more rapid response at collision sites, increased surveillance of dangerous intersections, user awareness-raising on the importance of the highway code, etc. However, sustaining these actions over the longer term has proven difficult. Several lessons were derived from this experience, regarding the importance of producing useful and locally applicable research data, of ensuring the acceptability of the technologies used for data collection, of using collaborative approaches in research and knowledge translation, of ensuring the visibility of actions undertaken by actors in the field, and of involving decision-makers in the research process to maximize its impacts.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-00654-1Knowledge translationResearch useResearch impactCollaborative researchDeliberative workshopRoad safety |
| spellingShingle | Christian Dagenais Michelle Proulx Esther Mc Sween-Cadieux Aude Nikiema Emmanuel Bonnet Valéry Ridde Paul-André Somé Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on Health Research Policy and Systems Knowledge translation Research use Research impact Collaborative research Deliberative workshop Road safety |
| title | Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on |
| title_full | Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on |
| title_fullStr | Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on |
| title_full_unstemmed | Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on |
| title_short | Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on |
| title_sort | collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in burkina faso the police perspective 18 months on |
| topic | Knowledge translation Research use Research impact Collaborative research Deliberative workshop Road safety |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-020-00654-1 |
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