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Item Addressing the tensions and complexities involved in commissioning and undertaking implementation research in low- and middle-income countries(BMJ, 2018) Doherty, Tanya; Lewin, Simon; Kinney, Mary; Sanders, David; Mathews, Cathy; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Goga, Ameena; Bhana, Arvin; Besada, Donela; Vanleeuw, Lieve; Loveday, Marian; Odendaal, Willem; Leon, NatalieRapid scale-up of new policies and guidelines, in the context of weak health systems in low/middle-income countries (LMIC), has led to greater interest and funding for implementation research. Implementation research in LMICs is often commissioned by institutions from high-income countries but increasingly undertaken by LMIC-based research institutions. Commissioned implementation research to evaluate large-scale, donor-funded health interventions in LMICs may hold tensions with respect to the interests of the researchers, the commissioning agency, implementers and the country government. We propose key questions that could help researchers navigate and minimise the potential conflicts of commissioned implementation research in an LMIC setting.Item Identifying and assessing barriers and enablers to HIV counselling and testing among men aged 18-49 in Lilongwe District. A case study of Chileka Health Area.(University of the Western Cape, 2021) Mulaga, Rupakisyo Ruthiana; Vanleeuw, LieveMalawi had an estimated HIV prevalence of 9.6% with about 9.2% of its adult population living with HIV/AIDS in 2018. HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) is essential to the prevention of HIV infection, HIV treatment and access to care and support services. However, despite the availability of free HCT services, the uptake of HCT services has been low among men in Malawi. This study assessed barriers and enablers of HCT uptake among men aged 18-49 in Chileka Health Area in Lilongwe District.