Rooting inquiry in tradition: The health baraza as a tool for social research in kenya

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-26

  Naanyu, Violet ^a   Sidle, John E ^b   Frankel, Richard M ^b   Ayuku, David ^a   Nyandiko, Winstone M ^a   Inui, Thomas S ^b  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

action research; Africa; evaluation research; HIV AIDS; intervention programs; sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; METHODOLOGY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 78650641654     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310367498     Document Type: Article

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