Factors affecting community-based participatory research in Iran: a qualitative study on health sector stakeholders' view

Community-based participatory research is an important strategy to deal with public health challenges. however, the application of community-based participatory research in public health has encountered many challenges. this study was conducted to address academic perspective about the challenges and factors that are influencing on the community-based participatory research in iran. a qualitative design using a conventional content analysis approach was employed to collect and analyze data. twenty –one participants were recruited by using purposive sampling. the data were generated through semi-structured interview. in this work, we found that there are different factors that influence the community-based participatory research projects. these factors are categorized into four main categories: interpersonal relationships, readiness, environment-conducive, and institutional issues. this study yielded valuable results for researchers aiming at implementation of community-based participatory research in iranian community. further efforts should be directed towards improving academician capacity and creating systems to support this method of research.