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What just happened? Ethnography as audit.

Daniel Miller¹

¹Anthropology, University College London, London, UK.

Anthropology & Medicine

|November 26, 2024

Summary

Ethnographic studies often audit past events. This special issue examines unintended consequences of digital health interventions, their expected outcomes, and the crucial role of context.

Area of Science:

Medical Anthropology
Digital Health
Qualitative Research

Background:

Ethnographic research publication often results in retrospective analysis.
Digital health interventions present unique challenges for ethnographic evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the outcomes of digital health interventions through an ethnographic lens.
To explore both anticipated and unanticipated consequences of these technologies.
To highlight the significance of contextual factors in shaping intervention impacts.

Main Methods:

Retrospective ethnographic analysis.
Auditing of envisaged and unenvisaged consequences.
Contextual analysis of intervention outcomes.

Keywords:

audit consequences context ethnography

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Ethnographic publication serves as an audit of past events.
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Ethnography provides a valuable framework for auditing digital health interventions.
Understanding context is essential for interpreting intervention success or failure.
Future research should integrate contextual analysis into digital health evaluations.