Using photovoice to examine community level barriers affecting maternal health in rural Wakiso district, Uganda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4789314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Musoke (0000-0003-3262-3918, Makerere University), Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Elizabeth Ekirapa Kiracho (0000-0001-6938-2068, Makerere University), Rawlance Ndejjo (0000-0001-9263-557X, Makerere University), Asha George (0000-0002-5968-1424, Johns Hopkins University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 45 |
| Pages | 136-147 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Reproductive Health Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-8080 • E-ISSN: 1460-9576 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.rhm.2015.06.011 |
| PMID | 26278841 |
| OpenAlex | W1812716443 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 43 |
Uganda continues to have poor maternal health indicators including a high maternal mortality ratio. This paper explores community level barriers affecting maternal health in rural Wakiso district, Uganda. Using photovoice, a community-based participatory research approach, over a five-month period, ten young community members aged 18-29 years took photographs and analysed them, developing an understanding of the emerging issues and engaging in community dialogue on them. From the study, known health systems problems including inadequate transport, long distance to health facilities, long waiting times at facilities and poor quality of care were confirmed, but other aspects that needed to be addressed were also established. These included key gender-related determinants of maternal health, such as domestic violence, low contraceptive use and early teenage pregnancy, as well as problems of unclean water, poor sanitation and women's lack of income. Community members appreciated learning about the research findings precisely hence designing and implementing appropriate solutions to the problems identified because they could see photographs from their own local area. Photovoice's strength is in generating evidence by community members in ways that articulate their perspectives, support local action and allow direct communication with stakeholders
Community education · Community health · Community-based participatory research · Economic growth · Environmental health · Health education · Health services · Maternal health · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Photovoice · Population · Public health · Sanitation · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1.57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |