Community Assessment and Planning for Maternal and Child Health Programs
A Participatory Approach in Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18963272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karabi Bhattacharyya (Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), John Murray (0000-0002-5216-5208), John Charles Scott Murray (0000-0001-8862-5336, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 255-266 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.59.2.u358524238l71mm6 |
| OpenAlex | W2067791684 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper describes the use of a participatory approach to community assessment and planning in Ethiopia. The purpose of the assessment was for government health staff and community members to jointly identify and prioritize maternal and child health problems and develop a plan to solve them. Activities were conducted in five woredas (districts) in the Southern Nations and Nationalities People's Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia. Some of the key features of the approach were: 1) use of a limited number of maternal and child health behaviors as a
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| Citations per year | 0.24 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |