Involve CAB and other key stakeholders including participants to assess the attitudes and perceptions of community members.
Identify possible strategies for addressing the concerns of community which also protect the study participants.
However in the earlier stages of trial, formative research activities had to be done to ensure that the community is understood and well represented on the CAB,.
Stakeholder engagement had to be done to understand possible sources of conflicts through consultative meetings with stakeholders and strategies to mitigate these risks in an issues management plan.
Community sensitization and involvement through meetings and protocol reviews minimizes such risks.
