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- Title
Investigación cualitativa en salud. Una revisión crítica de la producción bibliográfica en México.
- Authors
Mercado-Martínez, Francisco J.; Díaz, Blanca A.; Tejada-Tabayas, Luz María; Ascencio-Mera, Carlos D.
- Abstract
Objective. This paper critically examines recent work on qualitative health research (QHR) in Mexico. Material and Methods. A review was conducted of 128 articles published between 2000 and 2009. A literature search was done drawing together a verse of indexes, search engine, data bases and citations, as well as interviewing researchers. A frequency and content analysis was carried out. Results. QHR has expanded significantly, both nationally and internationally, and papers published in public health and social medicine journals. However, several factors impede its consolidation: the institutional, territorial and thematic concentration of studies, the dependency on grounded theory, the selective nature of the research topics and populations; and its marginal scientific impact. Conclusions. QHR has grown in México, but its consolidation faces serious challenges. Several proposals are discussed that could strengthen the field.
- Subjects
MEXICO; PUBLIC health; QUALITATIVE research; LITERATURE reviews; MEDICAL periodicals; PERIODICAL publishing
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 6, p504
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0036-36342011000600006