What works in engaging communities? Prioritising nutrition interventions in Burkina Faso, Ghana and South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

"Choosing All Together" (CHAT), is a community engagement tool designed to give the public a voice in how best to allocate limited resources to improve population health. This process evaluation explored the mechanisms through which CHAT generates community engagement.

Method

The CHAT tool was adapted and implemented for use in two rural communities (Nanoro, Burkina Faso, and Navrongo, Ghana) and one urban township (Soweto, South Africa) to prioritize maternal and child nutrition interventions. Community discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and translated into English. Twenty-two transcripts, including six each from Navrongo and Soweto and 10 from Nanoro, were analysed thematically to generate data driven codes and themes to explain mechanisms underlying

SUBMITTER: Watson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10718458 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature