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Addressing the challenges of research with small populations

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  • Korngiebel, D.M.
  • Taualii, M.
  • Forquera, R.
  • Harris, R.
  • Buchwald, D.

Abstract

Public health policy relies on accurate data, which are often unavailable for small populations, especially indigenous groups. Yet these groups have some of the worst health disparities in the United States, making it an ethical imperative to explore creative solutions to the problem of insufficient data. We discuss the limits of widely applied methods of dataaggregationandpropose a mixed-methods approach to data borrowing as away to augment sample sizes. In this approach, community partners assist in selecting related populations thatmake suitable "neighbors" to enlarge thedatapool. The resultwill be data that are substantial, accurate, and relevant to the needs of small populations, especially for health-related policy and decision-making at all levels.

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  • Korngiebel, D.M. & Taualii, M. & Forquera, R. & Harris, R. & Buchwald, D., 2015. "Addressing the challenges of research with small populations," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 105(9), pages 1744-1747.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2015.302783_5
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302783
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    2. Mahali Elizabeth Lesala & Golden Makaka & Patrick Mukumba, 2024. "Exploring Off-Grid Energy Choices: Household Decisions in Upper Blinkwater, South Africa," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-16, July.
    3. Mahali Elizabeth Lesala & Ngwarai Shambira & Golden Makaka & Patrick Mukumba, 2023. "The Energy Poverty Status of Off-Grid Rural Households: A Case of the Upper Blinkwater Community in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-15, November.

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