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despite growing interest public patient involvement research best practices leprosy context yet explored mixedmethod study aimed explore interpretation barriers opportunities meaningful engagement persons affected leprosy research exploratory phase consisting key informant interviews experts public patient involvement n 2 expertsbyexperience ie persons affected leprosy n 4 ii indepth phase among leprosy researchers consisting online survey n 21 key informant interviews n 7 qualitative data thematically analyzed basic descriptive statistics used summarize survey data key informant interviewees unanimously agreed importance engagement research survey results indicated level engagement differed across research stages identified barriers included lack skills awareness engagement among expertsbyexperience researchers stigma limited time resources opportunities included capacity strengthening creating shared understanding building rapport establishing safe environment conclusion exploratory study emphasized importance engagement expertsbyexperience leprosy research identified ways forward include limited acknowledgement value creating shared understanding