Title |
Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from western Kenya in the adaptation of community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-91 |
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Authors |
Allan Kamanda, Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Lukoye Atwoli, Peter Gisore, Samuel Ayaya, Rachel Vreeman, Paula Braitstein |
Abstract |
Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a collaborative approach to research that involves the equitable participation of those affected by an issue. As the field of global public health grows, the potential of CBPR to build capacity and to engage communities in identification of problems and development and implementation of solutions in sub-Saharan Africa has yet to be fully tapped. The Orphaned and Separated Children's Assessments Related to their Health and Well-Being (OSCAR) project is a longitudinal cohort of orphaned and non-orphaned children in Kenya. This paper will describe how CBPR approaches and principles can be incorporated and adapted into the study design and methods of a longitudinal epidemiological study in sub-Saharan Africa using this project as an example. |
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Canada | 3 | 33% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
Kenya | 2 | 22% |
South Africa | 1 | 11% |
Unknown | 1 | 11% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 44% |
Members of the public | 4 | 44% |
Scientists | 1 | 11% |
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Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
Peru | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 217 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 56 | 25% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 33 | 15% |
Researcher | 29 | 13% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 7% |
Student > Bachelor | 11 | 5% |
Other | 33 | 15% |
Unknown | 45 | 20% |
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Social Sciences | 57 | 26% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 12% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 6 | 3% |
Other | 22 | 10% |
Unknown | 52 | 23% |