title: Applying community-based participatory research methods to improve maternal and child health in Karachi, Pakistan.
abstract: To achieve health for all, the development of partnerships between community residents and researchers is essential. Community-based participatory research (CBPR) engages community members, uses local knowledge in the understanding of health problems and the design of interventions, and invests community members in the processes and products of research. CBPR pivots on an iterative process of open communication, mutual respect, and power sharing to build community capacity to sustain effective health interventions. This article describes how the tenets of CBPR were applied by a multidisciplinary, international research team of maternal-child health specialists toward better health for women and children in multilingual, multiethnic, low socioeconomic communities in Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Rozina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Karmaliani
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McFarlane
authors.forename: Nargis
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asad
authors.forename: Farhana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Madhani
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirani
authors.forename: Shireen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shehzad
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaidi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D003256:Community Participation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D010154:Pakistan; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011247:Pregnancy; D012107:Research Design; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations