Qualitative Health Research Involving Indigenous Peoples: Culturally Appropriate Data Collection Methods

Data Collection Methods in Health Services Research

M.N. Sarkies2,3; K.-A. Bowles3,7; E.H. Skinner4,8; D. Mitchell2,6; R. Haas3,7; M. Ho2; K. Salter2; K. May2; D. Markham2; L. O’Brien3,5; S. Plumb1; T.P. Haines3,7 1Melbourne Health, Allied Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 2Monash Health, Allied Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3Monash Health, Allied Health Research Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; 4Monash University, Allied Hea...

The Health of Indigenous Peoples

The Health of Indigenous Peoples

Doing Ethnographic Research among Indigenous Peoples

The World Bank, in its operational Policy 4.10, uses the term “indigenous peoples” to refer to a distinct, vulnerable, social and cultural group possessing the following characteristics in varying degrees: (a) Self-identification as members of a distinct indigenous cultural group and recognition of this identity by others; (b) collective attachment to geographically distinct habitats or ancestr...

can telephone interview be considered as an appropriate data collection method in health research?

one of the most important challenges for researchers is deciding on how to collect their data. there are various views on using telephone interviews. conducting telephone interviews on women of 40 years old and older in isfahan about mammography screening behavior showed that it could be an appropriate method for data collection when there is a combination of effective communication process and...