Browsing by Author "Kebede, Adugna"

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    Community Participation and the Effect of Participatory Research In South-Western Ethiopia
    (Addis Abeba Universty, 1995-05) Kebede, Adugna
    A descriptive study was conducted from October 1994 to March 1995 to document the patterns and determinants of community participation (CP) in 25 peasant associations in Seka Chekorsa Woreda. An experimental component of the study tested the effect of participatory research (PR) on the measurement and promotion of CPo The study address the barriers to fuller communities participation in health development activities despite the high demand from the health sector. Over half (52.5%) of community members reported participation in health activities within the preceding month. Most common forms of participation reported were contribution of labor (31.2%) or materials (11.9%) and attending meetings regarding health development (29.9%). Communities were most likely to identify more passive forms of CP, including service utilization (60.9%), attending meetings (44.8%), and contribution of material or labor (33.9%) Few (11.2%) indicated that CP implied involvement in decision making and planning. Key barriers to promotion of CP in health included poor community awareness of roles and responsibilities, lack of technical and financial resources, and lack of strategies and organizational structures to promote CPo PR was effective in increasing community awareness of CP, and in increasing rates of participation, including through attending meetings and through decision making and planning. Strengthening CP through the development of clear strategies and policies and decentralization of financial and technicial resources together with utilization of existing mutual self hel p societies such as funeral societies (Edir) were recomended in order to improve health development programs.
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    Community Participation and the Effect of Participatory Research in South-Western Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 1995-05) Kebede, Adugna; Stansfield, Sally (PhD)
    A descriptive study was conducted from October1994 to March 1995 to document the patterns anddeterminants o f community p a rticipation (CP) in 25peasant associ at ion s in Seka Chekorsa Wo r e da. Anexperimen tal component of the study tested the effect of participatory r e search (PR ) on t he measurement andpromot ion o f CPoThe study address the barri ers to fullercommunities participation in health developmentactivities despite the high demand from the healthsector.Ov e r half (52 . 5%) o f communi t y members rep o r tedpartic ipatio n i n h ealth activ i t i e s wi t hin the precedingmonth . Most common forms of participation reportedwere contribution of labor (31.2%) or materials (11 . 9%)and attending meetings regarding health development(29 . 9%). Communities were most likely to identify morepassive forms of CP, including s ervice utilization(60 . 9%), attending meetings (44.8%), and contri bution of materi a l o r l abo r (33 . 9%) Few (11.2%) indiatedthat CP implied involvement in dec ision making and planning. Key barriers to promotion of CP in health inc luded poor c ommunity aware ness of roles and responsibilities, lack of technical and financial resources , and lack of strategies and orga nizational structures to promote CPoPR was ef f ective in increas~ng community awareness of CP, and in increas i ng r ates of participation ,including through attending mee tngs and through decision making the development and planning . S:rengthening CP throughof clear strateg~es and policies and decentral ization of financial and technicial resources togethe r with utilization of existing mutual self help soc ieties such a s funeral soc ieties (Edi r ) were recomended in order to improve health development programs