Login / Signup

Enhanced or hindered research benefits? A realist review of community engagement and participatory research practices for non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries.

Sonja KlingbergBipin AdhikariCatherine E DraperEdna BosireDeborah NyirendaPriscilla TiigahFerdinand C Mukumbang
Published in: BMJ global health (2024)
Our review challenges assumptions about community engagement and participatory research being solely beneficial in the context of non-communicable disease prevention in low- and middle-income countries. We present both helpful and harmful pathways through which health and research outcomes are affected. Our practical recommendations relate to maximising benefits and minimising harm by addressing institutional inflexibility and researcher capabilities, managing expectations on research, promoting solidarity in solving public health challenges and sharing decision-making power.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • social media
  • mental health
  • decision making
  • health information
  • primary care
  • clinical practice
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • human health
  • global health
  • insulin resistance