Abstracts should focus on scientific evidence generated from either research or project/ programme evaluations. The abstract text should not exceed 300 words, in either of the two formats described below.  Please choose the track which best describes the subject of your abstract.  The submitting author will receive an email message confirming receipt of the abstract. All abstracts must be submitted in English language. Abstracts will be accepted for either oral or poster presentations.

Abstracts structure

The Conference will accept abstracts in two formats: Scientific and Best Practices (programme/ project).

1. Scientific format

Track: Choose the sub- theme and track which best suits your abstract

Title: Use a title that will speak to the audience regardless of technical expertise.

Background: Should describe the problem/knowledge gap being addressed as well as the objectives/study questions. Further, it should provide the significance of the study.

Methods: Describe the setting/location for the study, study design, study population, sampling, data collection and methods of analysis used.

Results: Clearly present the most compelling findings/outcomes of the study, with specific results in summarized form.

Conclusions and Recommendations: Should summarize the key take away from the study and recommended applications of the findings.

2. Best Practices (Project/Programme) format

Indicate the sub-theme and Track which best suits your abstract

Title: Use a title that will speak to the audience regardless of technical expertise.

Background: Should describe the intervention and what it aimed to achieve

Implementation: Key activities in the project, beneficiaries, stakeholders

Outcomes: Achievements of the intervention, lessons learnt

Conclusions and recommendations: Summary of take away and recommendations for scale up

Important dates

Abstracts blinding and review

All submitted abstracts will go through a blind peer-review process carried out by an independent reviewing committee. The reviewing committee will post reviewer’s comments to the corresponding authors through emails

Abstracts publication

All abstracts accepted for the conference will be published in the Amref Journal of Primary Health Care. Corresponding authors will be requested for consent before publication of the abstracts.

Please contact the abstracts support team at PHCongress@Amref.ac.ke in case you have questions regarding abstracts submission. For more about the AMIU PHC conference, visit  www.phcongress.com