Using Community Mapping to Understand Family Planning Behavior

摘要: Traditional approaches to researching family planning in developing countries utilize surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, or some combination thereof. However, these methods are limited their ability measure community-level influences on behavior. In this article, we assess the benefits of applying community mapping, a participatory research technique, understand social and cultural rural Ethiopia Kenya. gender-segregated groups, participants collaboratively created map district zone, which they subsequently used anchor discussion local supports, barriers, targets for change. Qualitative analysis transcripts revealed that mapping is powerful tool with factors influence planning. By facilitating reflection assets issues, exercise identifies relevant from perspective ...