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Community utilization of risk and protective factor data for prevention planning in Chile and Colombia.
- Source :
- Health Promotion International; Apr2021, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p417-429, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Many effective community health service delivery systems implemented in the USA assess risk and protective factors (RPFs) for youth problem behaviors in a community, and report these data back to local coalitions for prevention planning. This study examined whether community prevention coalitions in Chile and Colombia perceived these reports of RPFs—based on the results of the Communities That Care Youth Survey—to be understandable, valid, useful, and worth disseminating. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data collected from 7 focus groups with 75 coalition members. Results indicated heterogeneity between and within coalitions in terms of participants' understanding of RPFs. However, most participants found reports of RPFs to be easy to understand, thorough, 'true' to their communities, and useful for diagnosing and prioritizing needs, action planning, and mobilizing others in their communities. Findings suggest the viability of preventive systems that rely on community-level RPF data, for use in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- FOCUS groups
RESEARCH methodology
COMMUNITY health services
COMMUNITIES
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL care use
PREVENTIVE health services
BEHAVIOR disorders
RISK assessment
QUALITATIVE research
RESEARCH funding
COALITIONS
THEMATIC analysis
CONTENT analysis
NEEDS assessment
DATA analysis software
SOCIAL disabilities
DISEASE risk factors
ADULTS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09574824
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Health Promotion International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149908549
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa075