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Learning about scale, measurement and community mobilisation: reflections on the implementation of the Avahan HIV/AIDS initiative in India.
- Source :
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health; Oct2012 Supplement, Vol. 66, pii16-ii25, 10p, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Debates have raged in development for decades about the appropriateness of participatory approaches and the degree to which they can be managed, scaled and measured. The Avahan programme confronted these issues over the last 7 years and concludes that it is advantageous to manage scaled community mobilisation processes so that participation evolves and programming on the ground is shaped by what is learnt through implementation. The donor (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and its partners determined a standard set of programme activities that were implemented programme-wide but evolved with input from communities on the ground. Difficulties faced in monitoring and measurement in Avahan may be characteristic of similar efforts to measure community mobilisation in a scaled programme, and ultimately these challenges informed methods that were useful. The approach the programme undertook for learning and changing, the activities it built into the HIV prevention programme, and its logic model and measurement tools, may be relevant in other public health settings seeking to integrate community mobilisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- AIDS prevention
HIV prevention
AIDS
ACTION research
BEHAVIOR modification
CLINICAL medicine
COMMUNITY health services
INFORMATION services
LONGITUDINAL method
EVALUATION of medical care
SEX work
REFLECTION (Philosophy)
RESEARCH funding
SURVEYS
PATIENT participation
COMMUNITY support
MANAGEMENT styles
AFFINITY groups
HARM reduction
KEY performance indicators (Management)
CRISIS intervention (Mental health services)
HUMAN services programs
CONSUMER activism
PLANNING techniques
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0143005X
- Volume :
- 66
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 79912094
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2012-201081