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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
An epidemic in the field? Rapid assessment procedures and health research
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 35, No. 7, Year 1992
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This paper reviews the development of various methods designed to generate relevant social information, pertaining to health and disease control, quickly and accurately. In so doing, we examine the use of KAP surveys and the subsequent development of community diagnosis, rapid appraisal methods, rapid epidemiological assessment, and rapid assessment procedures (RAP) for anthropological studies. Our focus is on the development of anthropological RAPs, in response to the lack of professionally trained social scientists to work with disease control programmes and ministries of health, and in light of the demonstrable need for social science input in the development of health policies and programmes. These developments are assessed in terms of scope and method. Issues relating to the representativeness, reliability and validity of RAP studies are discussed, and mechanisms by which to maximise the yield of valid data are presented. © 1992.
Authors & Co-Authors
Manderson, Lenore H.
Australia, Brisbane
The University of Queensland
Aaby, Peter
Unknown Affiliation
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Citations: 139
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0277-9536(92)90098-B
ISSN:
02779536
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study