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A situational analysis methodology to inform comprehensive HIV prevention and treatment programming, applied in rural South Africa.
- Source :
- Global Public Health; Sep2017, Vol. 12 Issue 9, p1122-1140, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Successful HIV prevention programming requires engaging communities in the planning process and responding to the social environmental factors that shape health and behaviour in a specific local context. We conducted two community-based situational analyses to inform a large, comprehensive HIV prevention programme in two rural districts of North West Province South Africa in 2012. The methodology includes: initial partnership building, goal setting and background research; 1 week of field work; in-field and subsequent data analysis; and community dissemination and programmatic incorporation of results. We describe the methodology and a case study of the approach in rural South Africa; assess if the methodology generated data with sufficient saturation, breadth and utility for programming purposes; and evaluate if this process successfully engaged the community. Between the two sites, 87 men and 105 women consented to in-depth interviews; 17 focus groups were conducted; and 13 health facilities and 7 NGOs were assessed. The methodology succeeded in quickly collecting high-quality data relevant to tailoring a comprehensive HIV programme and created a strong foundation for community engagement and integration with local health services. This methodology can be an accessible tool in guiding community engagement and tailoring future combination HIV prevention and care programmes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- HIV prevention
FIELDWORK (Educational method)
FOCUS groups
HEALTH services accessibility
HIV infections
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
PREVENTIVE health services
RESEARCH funding
RURAL health
THEMATIC analysis
EVALUATION of human services programs
DATA analysis software
MEDICAL coding
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17441692
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 124090909
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2015.1080590