Experiences of using life histories with health workers in post-conflict and crisis settings: Methodological reflections

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 595-601

  Witter, Sophie ^a   Namakula, Justine ^b   Alonso Garbayo, Alvaro ^c   Wurie, Haja ^d   Theobald, Sally ^c,e   Mashange, Wilson ^f   Ros, Bandeth ^g   Buzuzi, Stephen ^f   Mangwi, Richard ^b   Martineau, Tim ^c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

^e Institute of Development Studies   (United Kingdom)

^f BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (Zimbabwe)

^g Cambodian Development Resource Institute   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Health workers; Life histories; Post conflict; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

CAMBODIA; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EYE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIERRA LEONE; TRUST; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE; AFRICA; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WAR;

AFRICA; ARMED CONFLICTS; CAMBODIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85027069341     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: 14602237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czw166     Document Type: Article

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