Title |
Mutual research capacity strengthening: a qualitative study of two-way partnerships in public health research
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Published in |
International Journal for Equity in Health, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1475-9276-11-79 |
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Authors |
Michelle Redman-MacLaren, David J MacLaren, Humpress Harrington, Rowena Asugeni, Relmah Timothy-Harrington, Esau Kekeubata, Richard Speare |
Abstract |
Capacity building has been employed in international health and development sectors to describe the process of 'experts' from more resourced countries training people in less resourced countries. Hence the concept has an implicit power imbalance based on 'expert' knowledge. In 2011, a health research strengthening workshop was undertaken at Atoifi Adventist Hospital, Solomon Islands to further strengthen research skills of the Hospital and College of Nursing staff and East Kwaio community leaders through partnering in practical research projects. The workshop was based on participatory research frameworks underpinned by decolonising methodologies, which sought to challenge historical power imbalances and inequities. Our research question was, "Is research capacity strengthening a two-way process?" |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Curaçao | 2 | 29% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 29% |
United States | 1 | 14% |
Australia | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 5 | 71% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Scientists | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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South Africa | 1 | 1% |
Sierra Leone | 1 | 1% |
Canada | 1 | 1% |
New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 90 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 18 | 19% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 15% |
Researcher | 12 | 13% |
Professor | 7 | 7% |
Other | 7 | 7% |
Other | 22 | 23% |
Unknown | 15 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 25 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 14 | 15% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 3% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 3% |
Other | 11 | 12% |
Unknown | 23 | 24% |