@article{7a0f7b935310490f811375a3938eb102,
title = "Applying community-based participatory research methods to improve maternal and child health in Karachi, Pakistan",
abstract = "To achieve health for all, the development of partnerships between community residents and researchers is essential. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) engages community members, uses local knowledge in the understanding of health problems and the design of interventions, and invests community members in the processes and products of research. CBPR pivots on an iterative process of open communication, mutual respect, and power sharing to build community capacity to sustain effective health interventions. This article describes how the tenets of CBPR were applied by a multidisciplinary, international research team of maternal-child health specialists toward better health for women and children in multilingual, multiethnic, low socioeconomic communities in Karachi, Pakistan.",
author = "Rozina Karmaliani and Judith McFarlane and Nargis Asad and Farhana Madhani and Saima Hirani and Shireen Shehzad and Anita Zaidi",
note = "Funding Information: Community engagement and participation in the research development process culminated in a grant proposal submitted for funding. During the lengthy grant review process, we maintained contact with the community. One community leader requested we host a career day for older girls in the community interested in pursuing a nursing degree. Another community leader requested we assist with a grant the community wanted to write. We were eager to honor community requests and work to maintain community engagement during the grant review process. When the research was funded we re-entered the community to begin the research study, atop a strong foundation of community-based participatory research efforts. Funding Information: This research is funded through a grant from The Aga Khan University Research Council. ",
year = "2009",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1016/j.outlook.2009.01.003",
language = "English (UK)",
volume = "57",
pages = "204--209",
journal = "Nursing Outlook",
issn = "0029-6554",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "4",
}