Dennis G Willms
Biographic Data
| ID | 172522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis G Willms |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis G |
| FAMILY NAME | Willms |
| SIGNATURE | WILLMS D G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can interfaith research partnerships develop new paradigms for condom use and HIV prevention? The implementation of conceptual events in Malawi results in a ‘spiritualised condom’
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this intervention research study was to engage senior leaders of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in Malawi in a participatory process to construct an interfaith theology of HIV/AIDS. This process was designed to enhance the capacity of faith leaders to respond more effectively to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. METHODS: An evidence-driven combination of ethnographic and participatory action research methodologies was utilised. Conc…
Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/Aids
This paper reports on the preliminary findings (year one) of a four-year intervention and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project in Malawi. Project goals are to enhance the response capacity and effectiveness of Faith Community (FC) leaders to the problem of HIV/AIDS. Ethnographic interviews with FC leaders were conducted. Intercultural training sessions and theological events were also held using a participatory method called conceptual eve…
Anthropology of smoking
A new stage, a new life
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
A new stage, a new life
Anthropology of smoking
A Systematic Approach for Using Qualitative Methods in Primary Prevention Research
In this article we delineate a systematic approachfor incorporating qualitative methods in research on primary prevention. Using examples from our studies of both smoking and cessation processes, we describe our procedure in four consecutive stages: (]) interviews and fieldnotes, (2) case studies or life histories, (3) discourse and content analyses to identify emergent issues and themes which are subsequently standardized as codes, and (4) the i…
Anthropology of smoking
A new stage, a new life
Malawi faith communities responding to HIV/Aids
This paper reports on the preliminary findings (year one) of a four-year intervention and Participatory-Action Research (PAR) project in Malawi. Project goals are to enhance the response capacity and effectiveness of Faith Community (FC) leaders to the problem of HIV/AIDS. Ethnographic interviews with FC leaders were conducted. Intercultural training sessions and theological events were also held using a participatory method called conceptual eve…
Can interfaith research partnerships develop new paradigms for condom use and HIV prevention? The implementation of conceptual events in Malawi results in a ‘spiritualised condom’
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this intervention research study was to engage senior leaders of faith-based organisations (FBOs) in Malawi in a participatory process to construct an interfaith theology of HIV/AIDS. This process was designed to enhance the capacity of faith leaders to respond more effectively to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. METHODS: An evidence-driven combination of ethnographic and participatory action research methodologies was utilised. Conc…
Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Condom (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (2 works) · Smoking cessation (2 works) · Social science (2 works)