Conducting health survey research in a deep rural South African community: Challenges and adaptive strategies

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Casale, Marisa ^a,b   Lane, Tyler ^c   Sello, Lebo ^a   Kuo, Caroline ^d   Cluver, Lucie ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community research partnerships; Field research; Fieldwork challenges; Rural fieldwork

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DOCUMENTATION; FIELD STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84876672789     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4505-11-14     Document Type: Article

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