Journal article
Participatory Qualitative Research in a Multilingual Context: The Use of Panel Translation to Better Understand and Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health in Timor-Leste
H Henderson, AM da Silva, M da Silva, HA Soares Xavier, SA Mendonca, RM de Araújo, C Vaughan, MA Bohren
Qualitative Health Research | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2022
Abstract
Understanding and respecting different linguistic and socio-cultural needs of health service users is critical to design, adapt and provide appropriate health services. We explored access to male family planning methods in The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, a linguistically and culturally diverse nation, by conducting 14 participatory group discussions (PGDs) with 175 participants across seven municipalities. Participants (84 men and 91 women, aged 18 to 72) spoke 13 different languages. PGDs were audio-recorded and translated to English using a multilingual panel translation approach that enabled rigorous and reflexive discussion and learning between researchers about context and meani..
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Awarded by Australian Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: MSTL received financial support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to conduct this research. HH is supported by the Human Rights Scholarship, awarded through The University of Melbourne. MAB's time is supported by an Australian Researcher Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE200100264) and a Dame Kate Campbell Fellowship.