TB questions, East Kwaio answers: community-based participatory research in a remote area of Solomon Islands

A/Prof Peter Massey

qualifications: DrPH

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, literature review, supervised data collection, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft

position: Program manager

Australia

Areas of interest and work: - Communicable diseases - Immunisation - Aboriginal health - Equity focus for health protection

John Wakageni

qualifications: RN

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: TB Manager

Esau Kekeubata

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts, As Chief governed the project

position: Community leader

John Maena'adi

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts, As Chief governed the project

position: Community leader

John Laete'esafi

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts, As Chief governed the project

position: Community leader

Jackson Waneagea

contribution: As Chief governed the project, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Community leader

Gilson Fangaria

qualifications: RN

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Registered nurse

Christopher Jimuru

qualifications: RN

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Registered nurse

Matthew Houaimane

qualifications: RN

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Registered nurse

Jeptha Talana

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, contributed to drafts

position: Community leader

David MacLaren

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Senior research officer

Australia

Public Health in Melanesia Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Culturally Appropriate Health Services Health of East Kwaio people (Malaita, Solomon Islands) Atoifi Adventist Hospital Services (Malaita, Solomon Islands) Socio-cultural understandings of health

Rick Speare

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Professor

Australia

I am interested in infectious diseases and their control, particularly in resource poor settings.