Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study
Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a grossly neglected tropical disease (NTD) that predominantly affects those living in rural settings in low-and-middle income countries. South Asia currently accounts for the highest global SBE-related mortality, and substantial morbidity rates. To alleviate the high bu...
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| description | Snakebite envenoming (SBE) is a grossly neglected tropical disease (NTD) that predominantly affects those living in rural settings in low-and-middle income countries. South Asia currently accounts for the highest global SBE-related mortality, and substantial morbidity rates. To alleviate the high burden in the region, community engagement (CE) is considered to be an integral component for optimizing SBE prevention and control. To better understand existing CE practices for SBE in the region, the experiences of SBE-CE actors concerning the barriers to, and enablers of CE practices were captured through semi-structured interviews. Fifteen key informants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the study. Important enablers included providing innovative, inclusive and continuous methods and materials, carefully planning of programs, performing monitoring and evaluation, SBE data availability, motivated and trained staff members, good organizational reputations, communication with other SBE-actors, collaborations, and the involvement of the government. Substantial barriers comprised a lack of SBE data, lack of innovative methods and materials for educational purposes, a shortage of human and physical resources, community resistance, untrained health care workers (HCWs), and ineffective traditional healing practices. In order to optimize and sustain SBE-CE practices, context-sensitive, multi-faceted approaches are needed that incorporate all these factors which influence its sustainable implementation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6dd638df20404a8798b0a744cf0bd7762022-12-22T04:41:03ZengElsevierToxicon: X2590-17102023-03-0117100144Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory studyN.J. Ten Have0Gaby I. Ooms1Benjamin Waldmann2Tim Reed3Health Action International, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.Health Action International, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Utrecht Centre for Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (UIPS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, the NetherlandsHealth Action International, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsHealth Action International, Amsterdam, the NetherlandsSnakebite envenoming (SBE) is a grossly neglected tropical disease (NTD) that predominantly affects those living in rural settings in low-and-middle income countries. South Asia currently accounts for the highest global SBE-related mortality, and substantial morbidity rates. To alleviate the high burden in the region, community engagement (CE) is considered to be an integral component for optimizing SBE prevention and control. To better understand existing CE practices for SBE in the region, the experiences of SBE-CE actors concerning the barriers to, and enablers of CE practices were captured through semi-structured interviews. Fifteen key informants from India, Bangladesh and Nepal participated in the study. Important enablers included providing innovative, inclusive and continuous methods and materials, carefully planning of programs, performing monitoring and evaluation, SBE data availability, motivated and trained staff members, good organizational reputations, communication with other SBE-actors, collaborations, and the involvement of the government. Substantial barriers comprised a lack of SBE data, lack of innovative methods and materials for educational purposes, a shortage of human and physical resources, community resistance, untrained health care workers (HCWs), and ineffective traditional healing practices. In order to optimize and sustain SBE-CE practices, context-sensitive, multi-faceted approaches are needed that incorporate all these factors which influence its sustainable implementation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171022000546Snakebite envenomingCommunity engagementSouth AsiaPreventionBarriers and enablers |
| spellingShingle | N.J. Ten Have Gaby I. Ooms Benjamin Waldmann Tim Reed Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study Toxicon: X Snakebite envenoming Community engagement South Asia Prevention Barriers and enablers |
| title | Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_full | Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_fullStr | Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_short | Barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in South Asia: A qualitative exploratory study |
| title_sort | barriers and enablers of community engagement practices for the prevention of snakebite envenoming in south asia a qualitative exploratory study |
| topic | Snakebite envenoming Community engagement South Asia Prevention Barriers and enablers |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171022000546 |
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