Table 2.
Dissemination activities of the 2021 baseline study at the three tertiary health facilities in Sierra Leone by Kamara et al., 2022 [13].
| Mode of Delivery | To Whom | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| PowerPoint presentation before publication | National IPC Coordinator, national IPC officers (presented to 10 people) | Public Health Emergency Operation Centre | November 2021 |
| Published research article | Researchers/Academicians (cited by 3, viewed by 1646 on the 24 June 2023) | IJERPH | April 2022 |
| Distribution of published article | Healthcare Workers, Young Professionals, Researchers, and professional colleagues (distributed to 2500 people) | WhatsApp groups, LinkedIn, Facebook | April 2022 |
| 10 min technical PowerPoint Presentation Elevator Pitch during coffee breaks |
Researchers and AMR advocates (presented to 40 people) | International Conference: Solutions to AMR Social Sciences in Copenhagen, Denmark | October 2022 |
| 10 min technical PowerPoint presentation | National IPC team, management of hospitals and partners (presented to 50 people) | National SORT IT Dissemination Meeting | November 2022 |
| Distribution of published article and 10 min technical PowerPoint presentation | Hospital Medical Superintendents and Deputy Chief Medical Officer-Clinical (distributed to 4 people) | Email exchange and WhatsApp | January 2023 |
| 10 min technical PowerPoint presentation by IPC unit | National IPC Officers and hospital focal points (presented to 10 people) | National IPC Unit Office | January 2023 |
| Distribution of published article | Hospitals’ IPC focal points WHO AFRO IPC Team (distributed to 3 people) | WhatsAppEmail exchange | January 2023 |
| Policy Brief | Researchers, AMR advocates, and community | WHO Sierra Leone website Breakthrough Action Website |
March 2023 |
| Policy Brief | SHEA Board of Trustees and International Ambassadors (distributed to 17 people) | SHEA Spring Conference | April 2023 |
| Research article and policy brief | AMR short course participants and instructors (distributed to 21 people) | Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium | May 2023 |
IPC: Infection Prevention and Control; AMR: Antimicrobial Resistance; SORT IT: Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative; WHO AFRO: World Health Organization Africa Region; IJERPH: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, SHEA: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; ITM: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.