Positive Externalities of the Care Group Model for Child Survival: A qualitative analysis of how the use of Care Groups may have affected male attitudes in communities in the Napak District of Karamoja, Uganda

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  • November 21, 2019
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  • Godwin, Christine
    • Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health
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  • In April 2012, SP launched the Karamoja Integrated Maternal Child Health Project in the Napak district of Karamoja, Uganda. The project utilizes the Care Group Model to teach mothers about nutrition, prevention and treatment of common childhood diseases, and use of antenatal and birthing care. This study examines the project's impact on the roles and attitudes of men who live in the project communities, as perceived by the project beneficiaries and communities themselves. This study consisted of a secondary analysis of qualitative data that had been collected as part of a previous impact assessment of the project. The study employed Atlas.ti 7 and the method of free coding to organize focus group discussion and key informant interview transcripts into themes that could then be analyzed. Women who were involved directly in the project and other key community members perceived a change in men's attitudes and behaviors with regards to their roles as a fathers and husbands. Specifically, it was perceived that men's involvement in young child feeding and in caring for sick children and accompaniment of pregnant partners to health facilities all increased. Respondents also perceived that the project has resulted in a decrease in domestic violence. The findings of this study are novel and suggest that further research into the impact of Care Group projects and gender-based violence is needed.
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  • Singh Ongechi, Kavita
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  • Master of Science in Public Health
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  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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  • 2014
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