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Research Agenda Project (RAP):
Setting a global violence prevention research agenda on behalf of VPA
Research Agenda Project (RAP):
Setting a global violence prevention research agenda on behalf of VPA
Masako Tanaka, Ph.D. McMaster Universityon behalf of the RAP group
Cape town, South Africa September 6-7 2011
Aim
• To establish a global violence prevention research agenda on behalf of VPA
– Next 5 years – Focus on interpersonal violence (6
types) – Low-, middle-, and high-income
countries
Methods: Delphi consensus development• Step 1: Generate research questions• Step 2: Compile items and create
survey • Step 3: Identify survey respondents
• Step 4: Administer the online survey • Step 5: Score items • Step 6: Develop the second survey • Step 7: Summarize results for
publication
Methods - Step 1Generate research questions• Participants (RAP group and their
associates): Total 97– From LMICs (17): n=23 – From HICs (14): n=74
• List of research questions – For LMICs: 108 items – For HICs: 50 items
Methods – Step 2 Compile items and create survey
• Approach to compile items: – Combined all economic levels – Grouped lower-concept items
together– Public health approach to group items– Survey is created for each abuse type– Cross-cutting area relevant to all
types
Methods – Step 2 Compile items and create survey
• Survey structure:• Section 1:
• Demographics • Choose income levels (LMICs, HICs, or all)• Choose type of abuse
• Section 2: for selected abuse types: • Rank the priority among 4 public health steps
• Then rank items in order of priority within each step
• Section 3:• Cross-cutting areas (methodology, knowledge
translation, law)
Methods – Step 3Survey respondents identified by RAP
Break-down of respondents by economic level and region, n=548 from 84 countries (30% from LMICs)
4%
36%
4%25%
1%
10%
8%
1%
9%
2%HIC Asia
HIC North America
HIC Australia
HIC Europe
HIC Other
LMIC Asia
LMIC Africa
LMIC North America
LMIC South America
LMIC Europe
Questions
• Identify the survey respondents– Should we increase respondents from
LMICs? OR reduce respondents from HICs?• Can we ask respondents to forward a link to the
survey to their colleagues (from LMICs)?
– Should we distribute the survey to relevant organizations such as UN women?
– Should we make the survey available for general public to respond?
– Should we seek feedback from general public about the results of the survey?
Next steps and time line
• Administer online survey in mid September 2011, for 2 weeks
• Analyze results• Send second survey• Prepare draft publication
(summarizing Delphi process and results )
• Prepare draft publication (Document suitable for general public summarizing research priorities)