Assessing Community Readiness to Reduce Childhood Diarrheal Disease and Improve Food Security in Dioro, Mali
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15479643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erica C Borresen (0000-0002-3049-5978, Colorado State University), Cordelia Stone (Colorado State University), Abdoulaye Boré (0000-0003-4321-4159, Université des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Bamako), Alima Cissoko (Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako), Ababacar Maiga (Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako), Ousmane Koita (0000-0001-6535-3323, Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako, corresponding author), Elizabeth P Ryan (Colorado State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 571-571 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph13060571 |
| PMID | 27338428 |
| OpenAlex | W2409968146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
Diarrhea and malnutrition represent leading causes of death for children in Mali. Understanding a community's needs and ideas are critical to ensure the success of prevention and treatment interventions for diarrheal disease, as well as to improve food security to help reduce malnutrition. The objective of this study was to incorporate the Community Readiness Model (CRM) for the issues of childhood diarrheal disease and food security in Mali to measure baseline community readiness prior to any program implementation. Thirteen key respondents residing in Dioro, Mali were selected based on varied social roles and demographics and completed two questionnaires on these public health issues. The overall readiness score to reduce childhood diarrheal disease was 5.75 ± 1.0 standard deviation (preparation stage). The overall readiness score to improve food security was 5.5 ± 0.5 standard deviation (preparation stage). The preparation stage indicates that at least some of the community have basic knowledge regarding these issues, and want to act locally to reduce childhood diarrhea and improve food security and nutrition. Proposed activities to increase community readiness on these issues are provided and are broad enough to allow opportunities to implement community- and culturally-specific activities by the Dioro community
Agriculture · Baseline (sea · Diarrhea · Diarrheal disease · Diarrheal diseases · Disease · Environmental health · Food security · Geography · Malnutrition · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Community Health and Development · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |