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Community-Based Participatory Research a Low-Income Setting: An Illustrative Case of Study

Published in: Journal of Psychology in Africa
Volume 22 , issue 4 , 2012 , pages: 509–516

DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2012.10820562

Author(s): Sandy Lazarus Medical Research Council, South Africa , Naiema Taliep Medical Research Council, South Africa , Abdulsamed Bulbulia University of South Africa, South Africa , Shaun Phillips Hearts of Men, , Mohamed Seedat University of South Africa, South Africa

Keywords: community engagement , community-based participatory research (CBPR) , possibilities and challenges , Western Cape , South Africa

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Abstract

This article describes a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach in a low-income setting. Using the SCRATCHMAPS project as a case example and with literature control, we show that CBPR is influenced by dynamics relating to knowledge and power, resources and power, participation and power, as well as community dynamics and research methodology. We conclude that the CBPR approach offers a number of opportunities to conduct rigorous and trustworthy research and to contribute to individual and community development, despite associated difficulties.

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