Understanding the Intersectoral Collaboration of Rural Community Health Workers and Teachers: The Example of Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Vulindlela, South Africa
dc.contributor.advisor | Nguyen, Vinh-Kim | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Mitchell, Claudia | |
dc.contributor.author | Karam, Jessie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-22T17:53:44Z | |
dc.date.available | NO_RESTRICTION | en |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-22T17:53:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-10-11 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2012-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1866/8736 | |
dc.subject | ASC | en |
dc.subject | Enseignants | en |
dc.subject | Violence à l’égard des femmes et des filles | en |
dc.subject | Collaboration intersectorielle | en |
dc.subject | CHW | en |
dc.subject | Teacher | en |
dc.subject | Violence against women and girls | en |
dc.subject | Intersectoral collaboration | en |
dc.subject.other | Health Sciences - Public Health / Sciences de la santé - Santé publique (UMI : 0573) | en |
dc.title | Understanding the Intersectoral Collaboration of Rural Community Health Workers and Teachers: The Example of Addressing Violence against Women and Girls in Vulindlela, South Africa | en |
dc.type | Thèse ou mémoire / Thesis or Dissertation | |
etd.degree.discipline | Santé communautaire | en |
etd.degree.grantor | Université de Montréal | fr |
etd.degree.level | Maîtrise / Master's | en |
etd.degree.name | M. Sc. | en |
dcterms.abstract | Objectifs: Cette étude a documenté la collaboration intersectorielle entre les agents de santé communautaires (ASC) et les enseignants visant à combattre la violence à l’égard des femmes et des filles à Vulindlela, une communauté rurale Sud-Africaine. La collaboration entre ces acteurs, les facteurs qui influencent leur collaboration et les avenues possibles pour une amélioration de cette collaboration ont été explorés. Méthodes: Six ASC et cinq enseignants ont pris part à cette recherche participative qui a inclut l'utilisation du dessin comme méthodologie visuelle. La collecte de données a été réalisée en quatre phases, avec un total de huit entretiens de groupes. La stratégie d’analyse principale a inclus une approche dirigée du contenu narratif et une approche de comparaison constante. Résultats: Le système de collaboration entre les enseignants et les ASC manque de définition et ces acteurs ne peuvent donc en faire l’utilisation. Par conséquent la collaboration actuelle entre ces acteurs a été jugée peu développé, impromptue et informelle. De nombreuses contraintes à la collaboration ont été identifiées, y compris le manque de motivation de la part des enseignants, la nature des relations entre les acteurs, et la capacité individuelle limitée des ASC. Conclusion: Compte tenu des nombreuses contraintes à la collaboration entre ces ASC et les enseignants, il n'est pas évident que cette collaboration conduira aux résultats espérés. Dans l'absence de motivation suffisante et d’une prise de conscience réaliste des défis par les acteurs eux-mêmes, les initiatives externes pour améliorer la collaboration sont peu susceptibles de succès. | en |
dcterms.abstract | Objectives: This study had for objective to document intersectoral collaboration (ISC) between community health workers (CHWs) and teachers aimed at addressing violence against women and girls (VAW/G) in Vulindlela, a rural South African community. The current collaborative paths bringing CHWs and teachers together, the factors that influence their collaboration and potential avenues for future improvement of this collaborative were explored. Methods: A total of six CHWs and five teachers took part in this participatory research which included the use of drawing as a visual methodology. Data collection was divided into four phases and included a total of eight group interviews. The analysis of group interviews utilized a directed approach to narrative data analysis, and a constant comparative approach was used in the analysis of the participants` drawings. Results: There are no well-defined collaborative systems that CHWs and teachers are able to make use of. Consequently teacher-CHW collaboration was found to be poorly developed, unplanned and informal. Numerous barriers were identified as impeding collaboration including the teachers’ lack of motivation to collaborate, the nature of the relationships between these groups of actors and the CHWs’ overall lack of individual capacity. Conclusion: Given the numerous challenges facing collaboration between these CHWs and teacher, it is not clear that such collaboration would necessarily lead to effective outcomes. In the absence of sufficient motivation and a realistic awareness of the challenges from the actors themselves, external initiatives to foster collaboration are unlikely to be successful. | en |
dcterms.language | eng | en |
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