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Evaluating international collaboration: differential perceptions of partnership in a CBPR project in Ghana.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19919319     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Practitioners of community-based participatory research (CBPR) must overcome numerous barriers in order to include research participants as equal partners in decision-making. The decision-making processes of stakeholders (including research participants) of one international CBPR project based in the middle belt of Ghana were analyzed through qualitative focus group and interview data, as well as direct observation of formal meetings. Using modified grounded theory to interpret our data, we find that despite the intentions of extracommunity stakeholders, ordinary community members do not experience full ownership of the governance of the research enterprise. We conclude that organizational philosophy, cultural expectations, and environmental context can help to explain differential perceptions of stakeholders and function as barriers to full partnership.
Authors:
Peter de Schweinitz; Daniel Ansong; Stephen Manortey; John Amuasi; Isaac Boakye; Benjamin T Crookston; Stephen Alder
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of empirical research on human research ethics : JERHRE     Volume:  4     ISSN:  1556-2646     ISO Abbreviation:  J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-11-20     Completed Date:  2010-02-02     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101273949     Medline TA:  J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  53-67     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. peter.deschweinitz@utah.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Attitude*
Communication
Community-Based Participatory Research / ethics*
Decision Making*
Ghana
Humans
Information Dissemination
International Cooperation*
Power (Psychology)
Role

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