Teamwork in Qualitative Research: Descriptions of a Multicountry Team Approach
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2017Author
Milford, Cecilia
Yolandie, Kriel
Njau, Irene
Nkole, Theresa
Gichangi, Peter
Cordero, Joanna P
. Smit, Jennifer A
Steyn, Petrus S.
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Multicountry teamwork in qualitative research is receiving increased recognition in an attempt to address global health problems.
We report our experience of teamwork implementing a multicountry study (Zambia, South Africa, and Kenya), employing
qualitative research to gain insight into met needs of contraception. Using this study example, we demonstrate the innovative
development of a multicountry, south–south relationship (i.e., collaboration and sharing of knowledge between developing
countries located in the Global South) within the health-care research setting. In addition, strategies employed for a collaborative
research process and approaches used for data collection and analysis are described. We also describe the parallel but interlinked
processes of developing a collaborative relationship, rigorous data collection, and the process of teamwork in data analysis. We
discuss how we collaboratively developed and tested codes and themes and the use of a shared codebook in a team. The end
result was country-specific data analyses reports using a single shared codebook, allowing for analyses that were appropriate to
the region yet comparable across countries. The success of this project can be attributed to the methodological rigor, facilitated
by intense communications, and support processes in this south–south collaboration.
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Milford, Cecilia, et al. "Teamwork in Qualitative Research: Descriptions of a Multicountry Team Approach." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 16.1 (2017): 1609406917727189.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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