Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations

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Autor(a) principal: Dias, Sónia
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Gama, Ana, Simões, Daniel, Mendão, Luís
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10362/116871
Resumo: A participatory HIV research project was conducted with sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) to understand epidemiological HIV dynamics and associated sociobehavioural factors among these vulnerable groups. We examine the impact of this project, critically analysing the processes undertaken and focusing on the advantages and the challenges faced. A partnership was built through two Community Advisory Boards (CABs) and a Scientific Commission (SC). Regular meetings, workshops, and focus groups were conducted with CABs, SC, and partners to assess the processes and outcomes of the project implementation. This participatory research produced change processes with impacts at different levels: individuals, community organizations, health professionals, academics, and policy-makers. Advantages of the participatory process were encountered but also challenges, evidencing the dynamic and complex nature of each project's stage. This project showed that participatory research can work as an intervention. Indeed, it triggered a dynamic and interactive process of knowledge coproduction and translation into effective community-oriented health actions and policies. The participatory research reproduced an innovative alliance for HIV prevention and sexual health promotion responsive to local needs and priorities. Further efforts are needed to systematize and evaluate the processes and impacts of participatory health research.
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title Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
spellingShingle Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
Dias, Sónia
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
title_short Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
title_full Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
title_fullStr Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
title_full_unstemmed Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
title_sort Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with Key Populations
author Dias, Sónia
author_facet Dias, Sónia
Gama, Ana
Simões, Daniel
Mendão, Luís
author_role author
author2 Gama, Ana
Simões, Daniel
Mendão, Luís
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Dias, Sónia
Gama, Ana
Simões, Daniel
Mendão, Luís
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
topic Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Immunology and Microbiology(all)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
description A participatory HIV research project was conducted with sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM) to understand epidemiological HIV dynamics and associated sociobehavioural factors among these vulnerable groups. We examine the impact of this project, critically analysing the processes undertaken and focusing on the advantages and the challenges faced. A partnership was built through two Community Advisory Boards (CABs) and a Scientific Commission (SC). Regular meetings, workshops, and focus groups were conducted with CABs, SC, and partners to assess the processes and outcomes of the project implementation. This participatory research produced change processes with impacts at different levels: individuals, community organizations, health professionals, academics, and policy-makers. Advantages of the participatory process were encountered but also challenges, evidencing the dynamic and complex nature of each project's stage. This project showed that participatory research can work as an intervention. Indeed, it triggered a dynamic and interactive process of knowledge coproduction and translation into effective community-oriented health actions and policies. The participatory research reproduced an innovative alliance for HIV prevention and sexual health promotion responsive to local needs and priorities. Further efforts are needed to systematize and evaluate the processes and impacts of participatory health research.
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