Why urban communities in low- and middle-income countries participate in global health research: A scoping review and fuzzy cognitive mapping summary
Results confirm that meaningful participation requires researchers sharing power and making space for community voices. Adopting reflexive and transformative approaches can balance power asymmetries in research partnerships for global health, a vital step in the broader efforts towards decolonization.
Authors
- Kate Zinszer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1388-1145)
- Protyasha Ghosh
- Sarah Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4605-6643)
- Neil Andersson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5220-2136)
- Ivan Sarmiento
- Md Mizanur Rahman
- Marie-Catherine Gagnon-Dufresne
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (MX)
- Secretaría de Salud de Bogotá (CO)
- BRAC University (BD)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Social Science & Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119039
- Primary Topic
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00