Building on Community Research Partnerships and Training Students in a Multi-Phase Community-Based Participatory Research Study With Young Women of Cambodian Heritage in Massachusetts.
Health Promot Pract
; 24(4): 669-681, 2023 07.
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ABSTRACT
Refugees bring significant economic and cultural benefits to communities and yet face elevated risk of chronic disease and barriers to good health in the U.S. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) can benefit refugee communities and provide training/mentoring opportunities for students. The Cambodian Women's Health Study was a four-phase, multi-year CBPR university-community collaboration with the Massachusetts Cambodian community that focused on health, nutrition, pregnancy, and food security among primarily young women of Cambodian heritage ages 15-30 years old. Phase 1 was a focus group discussion (FGD, n = 4) and cross-sectional survey (n = 56) with pregnant women. Phase 2 was a cross-sectional survey (n = 107) with nonpregnant women. Phase 3 was a series of FGD (seven FGD, n = 38) with women. Phase 4 was a student-led translational nutrition intervention (three classes) with women (n = 11) and men (n = 10). The study design included compensation and support for the community partner and included structured mentoring of students (six graduates, eight undergraduates) in CBPR methods, adult learning, and cultural humility. Benefits to the community agency included enhanced research capacity, including supervising student research assistants, and robust compensation. Benefits to students included intensive mentoring and training. Successes included cost-effectiveness and strong recruitment and experiences with participants. Challenges included issues with student-led recruitment and organization that required additional mentoring and reflection. To work toward socially just and equitable research and interventions, CBPR collaborative efforts should include intentional meaningful compensation and community capacity-building as well as structured mentoring and training for student researchers and should build on existing work and relationships within communities.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes
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Investigación Participativa Basada en la Comunidad
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Asia
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En
Revista:
Health Promot Pract
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos