PMID- 29955605
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190114
LR  - 20190114
IS  - 2314-6141 (Electronic)
IS  - 2314-6133 (Print)
VI  - 2018
DP  - 2018
TI  - Implementation Process and Impacts of a Participatory HIV Research Project with 
      Key Populations.
PG  - 5845218
LID - 10.1155/2018/5845218 [doi]
LID - 5845218
AB  - A participatory HIV research project was conducted with sex workers (SW) and men 
      who have sex with men (MSM) to understand epidemiological HIV dynamics and 
      associated sociobehavioural factors among these vulnerable groups. We examine the 
      impact of this project, critically analysing the processes undertaken and 
      focusing on the advantages and the challenges faced. A partnership was built 
      through two Community Advisory Boards (CABs) and a Scientific Commission (SC). 
      Regular meetings, workshops, and focus groups were conducted with CABs, SC, and 
      partners to assess the processes and outcomes of the project implementation. This 
      participatory research produced change processes with impacts at different 
      levels: individuals, community organizations, health professionals, academics, 
      and policy-makers. Advantages of the participatory process were encountered but 
      also challenges, evidencing the dynamic and complex nature of each project's 
      stage. This project showed that participatory research can work as an 
      intervention. Indeed, it triggered a dynamic and interactive process of knowledge 
      coproduction and translation into effective community-oriented health actions and 
      policies. The participatory research reproduced an innovative alliance for HIV 
      prevention and sexual health promotion responsive to local needs and priorities. 
      Further efforts are needed to systematize and evaluate the processes and impacts 
      of participatory health research.
FAU - Dias, Sonia
AU  - Dias S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5085-0685
AD  - Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina 
      Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Portugal.
FAU - Gama, Ana
AU  - Gama A
AD  - Global Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM), Instituto de Higiene e Medicina 
      Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL), Portugal.
FAU - Simoes, Daniel
AU  - Simoes D
AD  - Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT), Portugal.
FAU - Mendao, Luis
AU  - Mendao L
AD  - Grupo de Ativistas em Tratamentos (GAT), Portugal.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180531
PL  - United States
TA  - Biomed Res Int
JT  - BioMed research international
JID - 101600173
SB  - IM
MH  - *Community-Based Participatory Research
MH  - Female
MH  - HIV Infections/*prevention & control
MH  - Health Promotion
MH  - *Homosexuality, Male
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Sex Workers
MH  - *Sexual and Gender Minorities
PMC - PMC6000914
EDAT- 2018/06/30 06:00
MHDA- 2019/01/15 06:00
PMCR- 2018/05/31
CRDT- 2018/06/30 06:00
PHST- 2017/12/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2018/05/07 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/06/30 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/06/30 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/01/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2018/05/31 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2018/5845218 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Biomed Res Int. 2018 May 31;2018:5845218. doi: 10.1155/2018/5845218. eCollection 
      2018.