Peter Gisore
Biographic Data
| ID | 6763516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Gisore |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Gisore |
| SIGNATURE | GISORE P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Moi University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened the ability of extended families to meet traditional care-taking expectations. Other models of care and support have emerged in sub-Saharan Africa to address the growing orphan crisis, yet there is a lack of information on these models available in the literature. We applied a human righ…
Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa
CBPR methods have the ability to enable and strengthen epidemiological and public health research in sub-Saharan Africa within the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of the diverse communities on the continent. This project demonstrates that adaptation of these methods is crucial to the successful implementation of a community-based project involving a highly vulnerable population
Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya
Involving vulnerable pediatric populations in international research requires culturally appropriate ethical protections. We sought to use mabaraza, traditional East African community assemblies, to understand how a community in western Kenya viewed participation of children in health research and informed consent and assent processes. Results from 108 participants revealed generally positive attitudes towards involving vulnerable children in res…
Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya
Involving vulnerable pediatric populations in international research requires culturally appropriate ethical protections. We sought to use mabaraza, traditional East African community assemblies, to understand how a community in western Kenya viewed participation of children in health research and informed consent and assent processes. Results from 108 participants revealed generally positive attitudes towards involving vulnerable children in res…
Community Perspectives on Research Consent Involving Vulnerable Children in Western Kenya
Involving vulnerable pediatric populations in international research requires culturally appropriate ethical protections. We sought to use mabaraza, traditional East African community assemblies, to understand how a community in western Kenya viewed participation of children in health research and informed consent and assent processes. Results from 108 participants revealed generally positive attitudes towards involving vulnerable children in res…
Harnessing the power of the grassroots to conduct public health research in sub-Saharan Africa
CBPR methods have the ability to enable and strengthen epidemiological and public health research in sub-Saharan Africa within the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of the diverse communities on the continent. This project demonstrates that adaptation of these methods is crucial to the successful implementation of a community-based project involving a highly vulnerable population
Models of care for orphaned and separated children and upholding children’s rights
BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to approximately 55 million orphaned children. The growing orphan crisis has overwhelmed many communities and has weakened the ability of extended families to meet traditional care-taking expectations. Other models of care and support have emerged in sub-Saharan Africa to address the growing orphan crisis, yet there is a lack of information on these models available in the literature. We applied a human righ…
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Biostatistics (1 work)