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Engaging with stakeholders for community-based health research in India: Lessons learnt, challenges and opportunities

Patil et al. · 2021 · Journal of Global Health

DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.03072 ↗

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Summary

Reflects on stakeholder engagement within the Vadu Rural Health Program and offers practical lessons.

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Scientific notes: 2026-11-12 · Research connections: 12 November 2026

Key findings

Describes training local representatives, involving them across research stages, establishing an engagement committee, and maintaining provider/policy dialogue. Reported challenges include limited awareness, unclear benefits, absent action plans and inadequate dedicated funding. No quantified health or recruitment effect is demonstrated.

Study design & setting

Study design and methods

Population, setting or evidence base

Institutional experience from community-based research in rural Pune district, India; no defined participant sample or controlled evaluation is reported.

Methods

Practice-based narrative describes stakeholder mapping and engagement across communities, providers/researchers and policymakers, drawing on Vadu Rural Health Program experience.

Limits to interpretation

Limitations

Reflective account from one programme; no systematic comparative design, effect estimates or independent assessment. Reported benefits cannot establish causality or universal transferability.

Research relevance

Offers practical ideas for budgeting, sustained communication, convenient meetings, fair compensation and community partnership; it documents prior Vadu practice rather than evaluating CHEERS deployment.

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