Engaging communities in non-communicable disease research and interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Engaging communities and intended beneficiaries at various stages of health research is a recommended practice. The contribution of community engagement to non-communicable disease research in low- and middle-income countries has not yet been extensively studied or synthesised. This protocol describes the steps towards generating an understanding of community engagement in the context of non-communicable disease research, prevention and health promotion using a realist review approach. A realist lens enables a rich explanatory approach to causation while capturing complexity, and an openness to multiple outcomes, including unintended consequences. The review will thus develop an understanding of community engagement without assuming that such practices result in more e

SUBMITTER: Klingberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8296813 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature