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BMC Medical Research Methodology
Published in: BMC Medical Research Methodology 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Research article

“A place at the table:” a qualitative analysis of community board members’ experiences with academic HIV/AIDS research

Authors: Stella Safo, Chinazo Cunningham, Alice Beckman, Lorlette Haughton, Joanna L. Starrels

Published in: BMC Medical Research Methodology | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

Community advisory boards (CAB) are proposed as one mechanism to carry out successful community based participatory research (CBPR), but the presence of CABs may be insufficient to optimize academic-community partnerships.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with minority members of a CAB partnered with a HIV/AIDS research center and identified three themes.

Results

First, lack of trust in researchers included two subthemes: researchers’ lacked respect for community-based organizations’ (CBO’s) interests and paid inadequate attention to building trust. Second, power imbalance included three subthemes: CAB members felt like inferior “token” members, felt that a lack of communication led to disempowerment, and held preconceived beliefs of researchers that led to perceived power imbalance. Third, CAB members suggested best practices, including using collaborations to build trust, actively allocating power, and sharing tangible research benefits with CBOs.

Conclusions

Our findings indicate that CABs must be founded on trust and instilled with power to meet the tenets of CBPR.
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Metadata
Title
“A place at the table:” a qualitative analysis of community board members’ experiences with academic HIV/AIDS research
Authors
Stella Safo
Chinazo Cunningham
Alice Beckman
Lorlette Haughton
Joanna L. Starrels
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Research Methodology / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-016-0181-8

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