Facilitating community engagement: Researchers’ lived experiences in rural communities in the KwaZulu-Natal Ecohealth Program, South Africa

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Figure 1. The vancouver community engagement framework.

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Figure 2. Map of Ingwavuma areas, uMkhanyakude District, Jozini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, adapted fromKabuyaya et al. (2017).

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants

	Pseudonyms	Gender	Age (years)	Highest qualification	Nationality	Native language	Years of experience
1	Principal investigator	Male	61	PhD in Public Health	Zimbabwean	Shona	24
2	Project coordinator	Female	32	Bachelor of Arts	South African	IsiZulu	5
3	Finance officer	Female	43	Bachelor of Arts	South African	IsiZulu	7
4	Researcher 1	Male	42	PhD in Development Studies	Basotho	Sesotho	6
5	Researcher 2	Male	35	PhD in Public Administration	Zimbabwean	Shona	14
6	Researcher 3	Female	33	PhD in Public Health	South Korean	French	8
7	Researcher 4	Female	32	MSc in Biostatistics	Nigerian	Yoruba	7
8	Researcher 5	Male	32	PhD in Public Health	Zimbabwean	IsiNdebele	5
9	Researcher 6	Male	38	PhD in Public Health	Zimbabwean	IsiNdebele	10
10	Researcher 7	Male	38	PhD in Public Health	Kenyan	Swahili	8
11	Researcher 8	Male	34	MA in Economics	Zimbabwean	Shona	8
12	Researcher 9	Female	45	Masters in Psychology	South African	IsiXhosa	4

Kabuyaya, M., Chimbari, M. J., Manyangadze, T., & Mukaratirwa, S. (2017, April 7). Efficacy of praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium and re-infection rates among school-going children in the Ndumo area of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 6(1). 83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-017-0293-3

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