Browsing Makerere Institute of Social Research (MISR) Collections by Issue Date "2007"

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Ethnography and PRA among Gambian traditional birth attendants: A methods discussion.

Nyanzi, Stella; Bah, Ousman; Joof, Bah; Walraven, Gijs (Sage Publications, 2007)

Ethnographers are often sceptical of employing Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) tools in their research, calling them `a quick and dirty' approach. However, ethnography has limitations as a research method. We therefore ...
Traditional birth attendants in rural Gambia: Beyond health to social cohesion.

Nyanzi, Stella; Manneh, Hawah; Walraven, Gijs (Women's Health and Action Research Center, 2007)

Studies of traditional birth attendants over-emphasise the health dimension. Based on ethnographic fieldwork (utilising participant observation, individual interviews, group discussions, participatory rapid appraisal, and ...