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Research Article

Power to participants: methodological and ethical reflections from a decade of adolescent advisory groups in South Africa

Lucie Cluvera Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;b Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jenny Doubta Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Inge Wesselsa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;c Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Carine Asnongd Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Samantha Malungae AIDS and Society Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Kerry Mauchlinef Ministry of Education, Western Cape Government, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Beth Valeg IndependentView further author information
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Sally Medleya Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Elona Toskaa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;h Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa;i Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-3173View further author information
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Kate Orkinj Blavatnik School of Government and Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Yasmin Dunkleyk Positive East, London, UKView further author information
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Franziska Meinckl Optentia Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa;m School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UKView further author information
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Noxolo Myeketsin Teen Advisory Group, South AfricaView further author information
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Samkelo Lasan Teen Advisory Group, South AfricaView further author information
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Caroline Rupertg IndependentView further author information
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Mark Boyeso School of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5420-8606View further author information
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Marija Pantelica Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;p Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Sussex, UKView further author information
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Lorraine Sherra Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;g Independent;q Health Psychology Unit, Institute of Global Health, University College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5902-8011View further author information
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Lesley Gittingsa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;h Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0463-0478View further author information
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Rebecca Hodese AIDS and Society Research Unit, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Caroline Kuor School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, RI, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9302-0187View further author information
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Angelique N. Chettya Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;h Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Mildred Thabenga Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;i Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Pages 858-866 | Received 02 Apr 2020, Accepted 28 Oct 2020, Published online: 19 Nov 2020

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