Valéry Ridde
Equity and health policy in Africa: Using concept mapping in Moore (Burkina Faso)
Université de Montréal
methodological article based health policy research project conducted burkina faso west africa concept mapping cm used research method understand local views equity among stakeholders concerned health policy consideration technique used north america elsewhere knowledge yet applied africa vernacular language application raises many issues certain methodological limitations objective article present use particular context share number methodological observations subject two cms done among two different groups local stakeholders following four steps generating ideas structuring ideas computing maps using multidimensional scaling cluster analysis methods interpreting maps fifteen nurses invited take part study undergone training health policies nine nurses 60 ultimately attended twoday meeting conducted french 45 members village health committees attended training health policies eight literate local language moore seven 88 came meeting local perception equity seems close egalitarian model actors ready compromise social stability peace benefit worstoff discussion methodological limitations cm raises limitations asking single question moore challenge translating concept complex equity translation equity moore undoubtedly oriented discussions toward social relations believe context study openended question concerning social justice threefold relevance time limitations transformed strengths understand essential resort focus group approach explore deeply complex subject equity became two cms one important topics research using technique new context easiest thing nevertheless contrary local organizers thought explained crazy idea applying technique moore peasants believe shown feasible even persons literate french