Report Cards as a Tool for Empowering Communities in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Cameroon : A Work in Progress

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 362.19 Services to patients with specific conditions
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 320322
• Chủ đề: 1. ACCESS TO CONDOMS; 2. ACCESS TO TREATMENT; 3. AIDS COMMITTEE; 4. AIDS PROGRAM; 5. BEHAVIOR CHANGE

Tóm tắt

 The use of report cards in a HIV/AIDS prevention program in Cameroon appears to be a promising tool for galvanizing community interest, discussion and action. This paper includes the following content: genesis of the report cards
  the report card methodology
  implementation of the report card approach
  observations on the report card process
  refining the report card approach
  and suggestions for improving the program. The paper concludes that people seem to appreciate and to be drawn into engagement in the difficult discourse on HIV/AIDS by the innocence and even fun of the report card game. They feel a sense of power by influencing actions on HIV/AIDS and judging the quality of health and support services. It appears that this report card approach may well be internalized in the HIV/AIDS program of Cameroon in such a way that it will provide a sustainable contribution to the prevention of this disease.