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The implications of long term community involvement for the production and circulation of population knowledge

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  • Sangeetha Madhavan

    (University of Maryland)

  • Mark Collinson

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Nicholas W. Townsend

    (Brown University)

  • Kathleen Kahn

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

  • Stephen Tollman

    (University of the Witwatersrand)

Abstract

Demographic surveillance systems (DSS) depend on community acceptance and involvement to produce high quality longitudinal data. Ensuring community support also exposes power relations usually concealed in the research process. We discuss the Agincourt Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa to argue that: 1) long-term presence and community involvement contribute to high response rates and data quality, 2) to maintain community support the project must demonstrate its usefulness, 3) reporting to community members provides valuable checks on the local relevance and comprehension of questions, and 4) community opinion can modify both wording and content of research questions.

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  • Sangeetha Madhavan & Mark Collinson & Nicholas W. Townsend & Kathleen Kahn & Stephen Tollman, 2007. "The implications of long term community involvement for the production and circulation of population knowledge," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 17(13), pages 369-388.
    • Handle: RePEc:dem:demres:v:17:y:2007:i:13
    DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2007.17.13
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    1. Maano F. Ramutsindela & David Simon, 1999. "The Politics of Territory and Place in Post-apartheid South Africa: the Disputed Area of Bushbuckridge," Journal of Southern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(3), pages 479-498, September.
    2. Tony Emmett, 2000. "Beyond community participation? Alternative routes to civil engagement and development in South Africa," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(4), pages 501-518.
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    Keywords

    fertility; mortality; health; migration; South Africa; community; longitudinal; knowledge; demographic surveillance system;
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    JEL classification:

    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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