Table 5 Community participation as stakeholders
Theme | Categories | Codes | Quotations |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Participation as Stakeholders | Community mobilisation and empowerment | Listening to grassroots, policy implementation challenges, shifting responsibility to the community | If you ask me … I personally think the vector staff needs to do more health education campaigns … to increase the awareness of recommended vector control practices … like spending time checking for breeding at your own house … and cultivating more active participation by community members in reducing Aedes … and of course the staff [healthcare personnel] needs to be more innovative and proactive … [slight rise of intonation] during … the prevention and control activities on the ground. … (Vector-Borne Disease Unit 2) |
Cultivating the trust of the community | Acculturation of new policies, building connections with the community, matters of the heart | The current implementation of the dengue ecosystem... [pauses and explains], which is a brainchild of our last TPK for Public Health, brings the healthcare personnel closer to the community … especially the troublesome ones …. The vector team goes into the area even when there is no outbreak … no cases …. The idea of the ecosystem … simply say … is to assess the locality, create a profile of potential breeding sites …. It is more of a preventive job …. During this ‘walkabout’ by our staff while gathering data … they can get to know the people staying there as well. … (Inspectorate and Legislative Unit 2) |