Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study.
Cross-cultural collaboration
Health campaigns
Health information
Health literacy
Health promotion
Public health
Qualitative study
Tanga international competence Centre (TICC)
Journal
Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
ISSN: 0778-7367
Titre abrégé: Arch Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9208826
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Nov 2021
17 Nov 2021
Historique:
received:
16
06
2021
accepted:
05
11
2021
entrez:
17
11
2021
pubmed:
18
11
2021
medline:
18
11
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Health campaigns are an important aspect of preventive health work. They can aim to improve health literacy in rural areas where residents lack access to health information and knowledge, and to improve both local and global health through cross-cultural collaboration. In Tanga District, Tanzania, exchange students and local youths participate together with Tanga International Competence Centre (TICC) to plan and accomplish health campaigns in local communities. The aim of this study was to explore the participants' experiences with the cross-cultural collaboration in the planning and delivery of TICC's health campaigns. This study used a focused ethnographic approach. Five weeks of fieldwork included four observations of health campaigns and nine interviews: three individual interviews with employees at TICC (all Tanzanians), two group interviews with nine Norwegian nursing students, two group interviews with five local youths enrolled in TICC's Youth Program, one interview with a local village leader, and one interview with a local primary school teacher. The interview material was analyzed using systematic text condensation. All participants experienced the cross-cultural collaboration as successful. Having enough time, adapting to local conditions, and understanding the needs of the target groups were perceived as essential to the campaigns' success. Music and role-play, which are dominant within Tanzanian culture but not common among the Norwegian students, created excitement and motivation among the audiences. The interviewees identified changes in people's health behavior in the aftermath of the campaigns. All participants in this study identified positive outcomes from the cross-cultural collaboration within TICC's health campaigns. The health campaigns were considered beneficial because of the poor access to health information among residents in the local communities.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Health campaigns are an important aspect of preventive health work. They can aim to improve health literacy in rural areas where residents lack access to health information and knowledge, and to improve both local and global health through cross-cultural collaboration. In Tanga District, Tanzania, exchange students and local youths participate together with Tanga International Competence Centre (TICC) to plan and accomplish health campaigns in local communities. The aim of this study was to explore the participants' experiences with the cross-cultural collaboration in the planning and delivery of TICC's health campaigns.
METHODS
METHODS
This study used a focused ethnographic approach. Five weeks of fieldwork included four observations of health campaigns and nine interviews: three individual interviews with employees at TICC (all Tanzanians), two group interviews with nine Norwegian nursing students, two group interviews with five local youths enrolled in TICC's Youth Program, one interview with a local village leader, and one interview with a local primary school teacher. The interview material was analyzed using systematic text condensation.
RESULTS
RESULTS
All participants experienced the cross-cultural collaboration as successful. Having enough time, adapting to local conditions, and understanding the needs of the target groups were perceived as essential to the campaigns' success. Music and role-play, which are dominant within Tanzanian culture but not common among the Norwegian students, created excitement and motivation among the audiences. The interviewees identified changes in people's health behavior in the aftermath of the campaigns.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
All participants in this study identified positive outcomes from the cross-cultural collaboration within TICC's health campaigns. The health campaigns were considered beneficial because of the poor access to health information among residents in the local communities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34784960
doi: 10.1186/s13690-021-00730-0
pii: 10.1186/s13690-021-00730-0
pmc: PMC8597226
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
199Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s).
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