"Are you sure you want to go to that village"; a qualitative review of the challenges, experiences and lessons learnt from a nutritional survey in rural and urban communities in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The importance of community-based studies is not in doubt, however only few exist because of the complexity and challenges associated with them. Little data exists on these complexities and challenges in West Africa. This study aimed to describe the experiences, challenges and lessons learnt from a community-based Nutritional survey carried out in Nigeria. This was a qualitative review of the experiences and challenges involved in a community-based research project. A thematic content analysis was done and the findings were presented as themes and sub-themes, with the inclusion of quotes that accurately depicted the themes/sub-themes.

Results

Two broad themes emerged from the study. For observations and experiences with community entry, sub-themes include the fi

SUBMITTER: Adeomi AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11681639 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature