“When selling anything to an audience, visible publicity is key:” experiences, barriers, and enablers to participate in a COVID-19 study in Malawi
Effective publicity and outreach strategies have the potential to decrease refusal rates in study participation, especially if a condition is novel. Studies on infectious diseases should address stigma and discrimination to promote participation and ensure participant safety.
Authors
- Deborah Nyirenda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-4687)
- Victor Mwapasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2748-8902)
- Alinane Linda Nyondo‐Mipando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-3810)
- Samuel Lawrent Mpinganjira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-7701)
- Vanessa Mdala
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- Published
- 2024-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-024-02329-9
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00