Determinants of mistrust in digital health research and approaches to address them among Muslim ethnic minorities living in the United Kingdom: a qualitative study
Negative perceptions about health research are common among Muslim communities, which are further exacerbated by the way research findings related to South Asians are discussed in public spaces. Despite this, there is a potential of building the Muslim community's trust and improve their participation in health research if health researchers work collaboratively with mosques or Imams and leverage community-based networks and resources.
Authors
- Aneela McAvoy
- Sabine N van der Veer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0929-436X)
- R. Scott Mackin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8072-476X)
- Caroline Jay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6080-1382)
- Syed Mustafa Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9393-9049)
- Mohammad Mahin Saiyed
Institutions
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Newham University Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02583-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care