How can community engagement in health research be strengthened for infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review of the literature

dc.contributor.authorVanderslott, Samantha
dc.contributor.authorVan Ryneveld, Manya
dc.contributor.authorMarchant, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T10:33:03Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T10:33:03Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCommunity engagement (CE) is a well-established practical and scholarly field, recognised as core to the science and ethics of health research, for which researchers and practitioners have increasingly asked questions about desired standards and evaluation. In infectious disease outbreak contexts, questions may be more complex. However, it is unclear what body of knowledge has been developed for CE specifically as it applies to emerging infectious diseases. This scoping review seeks to describe (1) How CE has been conceptualised and understood; and (2) What conclusions have research teams reached on the effectiveness of CE in these settings, including challenges and facilitators.We used a scoping review framework by Arksey and O’Malley (Int J Soc Res Methodol 8:19–32, 2005) to structure our review. We conducted a brainstorming session and initial trial search to inform the protocol, search terms, and strategy. Three researchers discussed, developed and applied agreed screening tools and selection criteria to the final search results. Five researchers used the screening tools to screen abstracts and full text for inclusion by consensus. Additional publications were sought from references of retrieved publications and an expert call for literature. We analysed and reported emerging themes qualitatively.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVanderslott, S. et al. (2021). How can community engagement in health research be strengthened for infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review of the literature. BMC Public Health 21(1),633. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10348-0en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10348-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6885
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectCommunity engagementen_US
dc.subjectHealth researchen_US
dc.subjectInfectious diseaseen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectEpidemicsen_US
dc.titleHow can community engagement in health research be strengthened for infectious disease outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa? A scoping review of the literatureen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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