Table 6 Frequencies of common responses – qualitative data from focus group discussions
Community members engaged in health—Focus groups | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Concerns | Beni N = 27 n (%) | Butembo N = 18 n (%) | Karisimbi N = 29 n (%) | Mabalako N = 21 n (%) | Nyiragongo N = 45 n (%) | Total N = 140 n (%) |
Need for resources (communication, transport, educational material) | 5 (19%) | 5 (28%) | 17 (59%) | 7 (33%) | 13 (29%) | 47 (34%) |
Motivation of personnel | 9 (33%) | 3 (17%) | 7 (24%) | 6 (29%) | 9 (20%) | 34 (24%) |
Community resistance | 9 (33%) | 5 (28%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (5%) | 8 (18%) | 25 (18%) |
Training needs and capacity building | 2 (7%) | 3 (17%) | 3 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (11%) | 15 (11%) |
Knowledge of community disease surveillance | Beni N = 29 n (%) | Butembo N = 11 n (%) | Karisimbi N = 17 n (%) | Mabalako N = 20 n (%) | Nyiragongo N = 28 n (%) | Total N = 105 n (%) |
Education and community engagement | 3 (10%) | 3 (27%) | 5 (29%) | 9 (45%) | 12 (43%) | 32 (30%) |
Disease detection and notification | 10 (34%) | 4 (36%) | 5 (29%) | 7 (35%) | 4 (14%) | 30 (29%) |
Referral to structures/promotion of health services | 10 (34%) | 3 (27%) | 4 (24%) | 1 (5%) | 6 (21%) | 24 (23%) |