Crowe et al. described the engagement of Hispanic farm workers and their families in Yakima Valley, Washington, in every stage of a study including study concept and design, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, conclusions, and dissemination of results [ 28].
Participation rates were lower in the trading centre compared to the rural and roadside villages at every stage of the study: baseline survey, HIV training and post-training survey (Table 2).
BJ participated in the design and coordination of the study, provided detailed advice and feedback at every stage of the study, helped gather important secondary data needed for the study, and helped draft the manuscript.
An explanation for non-participation and numbers of individuals at every stage of the study process was supplied in five quantitative studies [ 13, 56, 57, 15, 59], and in one study a flow diagram was presented [ 56].
An explanation for non-participation and numbers of individuals at every stage of the study process was supplied in one qualitative study [ 44].
The participants of the study gave informed consent in writing at every stage of the study, i.e. initial and follow-up screening, and follow-up survey.
OO supervised every stage of the study and provided valuable suggestions for the design of the study.
The team is extremely grateful to Kara Hanson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who provided extensive support and supervision at every stage of the study, and to the interviewees who took the time to participate in the study.
However, the robustness with which we collected, analyzed, and triangulated data, including involvement of all co-authors at every stage of the study, ensured that the value addition from interviews and review of other meeting minutes would not alter the study findings and conclusions.
The water used for aqueous phase was MiliQ water (A Grade) in every stage of the study.
