A community empowerment approach to the HIV response among sex workers: effectiveness, challenges, and considerations for implementation and scale-up
D Kerrigan, CE Kennedy, R Morgan-Thomas… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
A community empowerment-based response to HIV is a process by which sex workers take
collective ownership of programmes to achieve the most effective HIV outcomes and …
collective ownership of programmes to achieve the most effective HIV outcomes and …
Effects of community participation on improving uptake of skilled care for maternal and newborn health: a systematic review
C Marston, A Renedo, CR McGowan, A Portela - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite a broad consensus that communities should be actively involved in
improving their own health, evidence for the effect of community participation on specific …
improving their own health, evidence for the effect of community participation on specific …
Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement program
Context: Understanding how and why programs work—not simply whether they work—is
crucial. Good theory is indispensable to advancing the science of improvement. We argue …
crucial. Good theory is indispensable to advancing the science of improvement. We argue …
Community participation and psychological empowerment: Testing reciprocal causality using a cross-lagged panel design and latent constructs
BD Christens, NA Peterson… - Health Education & …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Empowerment theory provides both a value orientation for community-based research and
practice, and a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating interventions. One …
practice, and a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating interventions. One …
Empowering sex workers in India to reduce vulnerability to HIV and sexually transmitted diseases
D Swendeman, I Basu, S Das, S Jana… - Social science & …, 2009 - Elsevier
The Sonagachi Project was initiated in Kolkata, India in 1992 as a STD/HIV intervention for
sex workers. The project evolved to adopt strategies common to women's empowerment …
sex workers. The project evolved to adopt strategies common to women's empowerment …
Inclusive public participation in health: policy, practice and theoretical contributions to promote the involvement of marginalised groups in healthcare
C De Freitas, G Martin - Social science & medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Migrants and ethnic minorities are under-represented in spaces created to give citizens
voice in healthcare governance. Excluding minority groups from the health participatory …
voice in healthcare governance. Excluding minority groups from the health participatory …
Patient and public involvement in healthcare quality improvement: how organizations can help patients and professionals to collaborate
A Renedo, CA Marston, D Spyridonidis… - Public Management …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Citizens across the world are increasingly called upon to participate in healthcare
improvement. It is often unclear how this can be made to work in practice. This 4-year …
improvement. It is often unclear how this can be made to work in practice. This 4-year …
Community mobilization, empowerment and HIV prevention among female sex workers in south India
AK Blanchard, HL Mohan, M Shahmanesh, R Prakash… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background While community mobilization has been widely endorsed as an important
component of HIV prevention among vulnerable populations such as female sex workers …
component of HIV prevention among vulnerable populations such as female sex workers …
How can community health programmes build enabling environments for transformative communication? Experiences from India and South Africa
C Campbell, F Cornish - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
Much research has examined how to empower the poor to articulate demands for health-
enabling living conditions. Less is known about creating receptive social environments …
enabling living conditions. Less is known about creating receptive social environments …
The social conditions for successful peer education: a comparison of two HIV prevention programs run by sex workers in India and South Africa
F Cornish, C Campbell - American journal of community psychology, 2009 - Springer
Peer education is a community-based intervention being implemented worldwide as an
approach to HIV prevention. However, its results are inconsistent, with little consensus on …
approach to HIV prevention. However, its results are inconsistent, with little consensus on …