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Introduction
This module on “Photovoice” provides tools for community members, practitioners, and researchers involved in research wishing to adopt this visual method, while presenting effective conditions for applying it in a scientific process.
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Origins of photovoice
This method was originally used by Wang and Burris with rural women in China in the early 1990s to influence policies that affected them. Read more![Photovoice](/img/img5tl.jpg)
What is photovoice?
Photovoice is a visual method that uses photography as a means of speaking about an experience or situation in order for people to express their perceptions, emotions, and opinions which could otherwise be overlooked (Lopez et al. 2005).
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Why use photos in research
Using an image can attract the attention of others and make it easier to express the desired meaning of a message. As we say, a picture is worth a thousand words.
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