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ArticleAfrican journal of disability2014

Learning from doing the EquitAble project: Content, context, process, and impact of a multi-country research project on vulnerable populations in Africa.

Mac MacLachlan, Mutamad Amin, Gubela Mji, Hasheem Mannan, Joanne McVeigh, Eilish McAuliffe, Elina Amadhila, Alister Munthali, Arne H Eide, A Kudakwashe Dube

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Article in African journal of disability, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mac MacLachlanCentre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Mutamad AminResearch & Grants, Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan.
Gubela MjiCentre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Hasheem MannanCentre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Joanne McVeighCentre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Eilish McAuliffeCentre for Global Health and School of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Elina AmadhilaMultidisciplinary Research Centre, University of Namibia, Namibia.
Alister MunthaliCentre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Malawi.
Arne H EideSINTEF Health, SINTEF, Oslo, Norway.
A Kudakwashe DubeSecretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities, Pretoria, South Africa.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe 'EquitAble' project carried out content analyses of policies and collected and analysed qualitative and quantitative data concerning access to health services in Sudan, Malawi, Namibia and South Africa. Our particular concern was to address the situation of people with disabilities, although not in isolation from other marginalised or vulnerable groups.

objectivesThis article reports on the content, context, process and impact of project EquitAble, funded by the European Commission Seventh Research Framework Programme, which brought together researchers from Ireland, Norway, South Africa, Namibia, Sudan and Malawi.

methodAfter the 4-year project ended in February 2013, all members of the consortium were asked to anonymously complete a bespoke questionnaire designed by the coordinating team. The purpose of the questionnaire was to capture the views of those who collaborated on the research project in relation to issues of content, context, process and impact of the EquitAble project.

resultsOur results indicated some of the successes and challenges encountered by our consortium.

conclusionWe identified contextual and process learning points, factors often not discussed in papers, which typically focus on the reporting of the 'content' of results.

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PMID28730013
PMCPMC5442513

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