Considerations for community-based research with African American women.
Although community-based research is intended to be culturally sensitive, more advanced consideration of the impact of race, gender, and class is needed for health disparity research involving women of color. Research processes must permit the simultaneous disclosures of the racial, gender, and class identities among women of color that are assumed and imposed. The authoritative knowledge that women of color have about their lives and their health should form the basis for collaboration between researchers and study participants. The dissemination of research findings to study participants, and dialogue on those findings, is imperative for the development of sustainable interventions.
Jackson
Fleda Mask
FM
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. fjack02@sph.emory.edu
D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018672:Community Health Planning; D003256:Community Participation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005845:Georgia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011287:Prejudice; D012107:Research Design; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*; D014504:Urban Health; D016387:Women's Health