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Table 2 Summary of the contents and techniques for women’s group meeting sessions

From: The feasibility of community mobilisation for child injury prevention in rural Nepal: a programme for female community health volunteers

Meeting

Agenda/Contents of the meeting

Methods

1

• Brief information on the objectives of MIRA projects

Discussion, game, pictures

• Objectives of the Child Injury Prevention project

• UN CRC definition of a child/who is a child?

• Definition of an injury and its classification

• Common injuries to children and places of occurrence

• Exchange of information about the types of child injuries occurring in the neighbourhood: non-fatal, disabling or fatal

• Discussion of child supervision systems in families and community

• Concept of the community about child injuries

• Discussion on the practice of treatment of injured children

2

• Brief Review of last month’s meeting

Discussion, story, picture, game, interaction

• What have you (women’s group members) done in the past month? How was the injury data collection work?

• Make a list of the problems faced by a family when a child is injured, disabled or died due to injury

• Discussion on – what is wise? doing medical treatment after an injury or preventing it? which has more benefits? why and how?

• Discussion on the importance of first-aid to an injured person

3

• Brief review of last month’s meeting

Discussion, picture, interaction

• What have you (women’s group members) done in the past month? How was the injury data collection work?

• Discussion about the measures applied by your own household and the community for injury prevention

• What are the challenges and barriers of child injury prevention in our community?

• Group discussion about identifying all risks and hazards for child injuries and measures to remove them.

• Identify the ways to prevent many children collectively from injuries

4

• Brief review of last month’s meeting

Discussion and development of a plan

• What have you (women’s group members) done in the past month? How was the injury data collection work?

• Preparation for a ward level mass meeting to inform the community about child injury prevention activities done in the last three meetings

• Ensure the presence of child club members in the ward level mass meetings

5a

This meeting should be called one week before ward level meeting:

Meeting with nominated members only

• Ensure the invitation for the meeting has reached to all invitees

• Prepare the presentation for the meeting by the members nominated in previous meeting

5b

• Disseminate the activities of the women’s group to the community

Group discussion and interaction

• Seek support and advice from the ward level leaders

• Discuss the identified challenges and make a plan to overcome them in consensus

6

• What have you (women’s group members) done in the past month? How was the injury data collection work?

Discussion and interaction

• Conduct a review analysis of the ward level mass meeting

• Make rules and strategy to implement to plans presented at the ward level meeting.

• Make a VDC level coordination committee to overcome any problems that may arise in the future.

• Prepare for a VDC level meeting