Community engagement in health research: Two decades of experience from a research project on HIV in rural Uganda

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-195

  Nakibinge, S ^a   Maher, D ^a   Katende, J ^a   Kamali, A ^a   Grosskurth, H ^a   Seeley, J ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community acceptance; Community involvement; Developing countries; Development; Long term follow up; Research

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL AREA; STAKEHOLDER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMMUNITY CARE; CONDOM; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXPECTATION; FATIGUE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; LONG TERM CARE; MALARIA CONTROL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SANITATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL WELFARE; UGANDA; WATER SUPPLY;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 60349088423     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02207.x     Document Type: Review

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