Guidance on stakeholder engagement practices to inform the development of area-wide vector control methods

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 13; no. 4; p. e0007286
• Main Authors: Thizy, Delphine, Emerson, Claudia, Gibbs, Johanna, Hartley, Sarah, Kapiriri, Lydia, Lavery, James, Lunshof, Jeantine, Ramsey, Janine, Shapiro, Julie, Singh, Jerome Amir, Toe, Lea Pare, Coche, Isabelle, Robinson, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.04.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agricultural pests; Control methods; Data collection; Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control; Ethics; Gibbs, Sarah; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Informed consent; Insect Control - organization & administration; Internet; Malaria; Mediation; Medical research; Methods; Mosquitoes; Policy Platform; Public health; Research ethics; Science; Stakeholder analysis; Stakeholder Participation; Test procedures; Tropical diseases; Vector control; Canada; Ontario Canada; Netherlands; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; Colorado; Massachusetts; South Africa; Calgary Alberta Canada; Alberta Canada
• ISSN: 1935-2735; 1935-2727; 1935-2735
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007286

[...]testing of area-wide vector control methods does not conform to the familiar clinical trial model employing individual informed consent [3], and a different set of research ethics considerations is required. [...]they should recognise that interests, stakeholders (including communities), etc., will evolve during the research/development process, and therefore the process of stakeholder analysis and involvement in the engagement process should be dynamic. [...]they should recognise that engagement involves the reciprocal exchange of knowledge between stakeholders and the project team, acknowledging that stakeholders’ and project teams’ views are based not only on science but also on interests and values. [...]projects should ensure that stakeholders have a good grasp of the scientific development process, including relevant project timelines, and should make certain to update stakeholders and project teams with new information from both the project and the community as the situation evolves.