2015
DOI: 10.1177/1043659615573841
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Discovery of the Meanings, Expressions, and Practices Related to Malaria Care Among the Maasai

Abstract: These study findings have implications for culturally congruent malaria care education, practice, research, policy, and partnership with traditional and professional caregivers.

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“…For many countries, autonomous decision making is not a communal social structure concept (Woodsong & Abdool Karim, 2005). For example, in Maasailand, Kenya, research involvement required the overall, initial permission to be given by the area chief and Maasai elders for the villagers to participate (Strang & Mixer, 2015). When granted permission, the researcher was informed that individual consents were no longer needed.…”
Section: Pre-enrollment Phasementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…For many countries, autonomous decision making is not a communal social structure concept (Woodsong & Abdool Karim, 2005). For example, in Maasailand, Kenya, research involvement required the overall, initial permission to be given by the area chief and Maasai elders for the villagers to participate (Strang & Mixer, 2015). When granted permission, the researcher was informed that individual consents were no longer needed.…”
Section: Pre-enrollment Phasementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In sub‐Saharan Africa, researchers participating in the HIV/AIDS Prevention Trials were challenged to find ways to develop informed consents that conveyed basic research concepts in a society where few participants had even the basic education levels to understand what is meant by “experiment” (Woodsong & Abdool Karim, ). Many Maasai in Kenya continue to live very traditional lifestyles in a predominately oral society, and have limited or no formal schooling (Strang & Mixer, ). While conducting research in Kenya, pre‐enrollment involved the careful translation of the informed consent using forward and backward procedures along with community input, training of the translators about the research process and importance of fully informing the participants, and allowing a time for questions by the participant prior to each interview.…”
Section: Pre‐enrollment Phasementioning
confidence: 99%
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