Applying community-based participatory research to better understand and improve kinship care practices: Insights from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone

Family and Community Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 108-119

  Chukwudozie, Oge ^a   Feinstein, Clare ^b   Jensen, Celina ^a   O'Kane, Claire ^a   Pina, Silvia ^b   Skovdal, Morten ^a,c   Smith, Rebecca ^a  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Save the Children International ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child participation; Kinship care; Ngos; Participatory research; West central Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EVALUATION STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; POLICY; PROCEDURES; SIERRA LEONE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH DESIGN; SIERRA LEONE;

EID: 84928695052     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: 15505057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000052     Document Type: Article

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