Indicators of Successful Community Participation

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Indicators of Successful Community Participation

• Africa Regional Working Group
• 20 May 2003
• Stella Kirkendale Wayne Wilson

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Overview

• How do we measure effectiveness?
• The science of community participation
• UCSF Survey effort
• CWG Ethics Guidance Document effort
• Review of Indicator Domains

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CAB Function Process

• Examples
• CAB functions as a liaison between researchers
  and community
• CAB has agreed upon its own operating guidelines

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Community

• Example
• The community trusts the researchers

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Research Team Involvement, Design and Process

• Examples
• The Primary Investigator or key site staff are
  actively involved in meeting with the CAB
• The research builds on strengths and resources of
  the community

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Ethics

• Examples
• The research procedure is fully explained to the
  participants
• CAB assists in the informed consent process

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Outcomes

• Example
• Research findings are presented to the trial
  participants in a timely manner.

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Small Groups

• What additional things would indicate to you that
  community had been successfully involved in the
  domain you are working with?