Strategic approach selection for public health through evidenced analytical tools
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173351Keywords:
Approach, Analytical tools, Evidence, Public health, StrategyAbstract
Background: The multi-dimensional perspectives of evidence based public health strategic approaches necessitates use of efficient analytical tools towards decision making for project and programmatic interventions on a larger framework of policy, behavior and resource utilization.
Methods: Respondent driven sampling (RDS) was obtained through discussion, interview and participation in the status assessment questionnaire devised for the study.
Results: Lack of new initiatives supported by non-dissemination of findings of research (75%), difficult logistics management (67.39%), unaddressed training needs (46.67%), lessons learnt remaining untransformed into actionable inputs (82.60%) and less emphasis on monitoring cum evaluation (44.56%) is observed respectively while assessing quality adherence, program design, vision statement and choices of public health approaches.
Conclusions: ‘Comprehensive Management and Monitoring Approach’ is found to be the best public health approach for project design, formulation, plan extension, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and revision thereby necessitating targeted interventions through well managed technical cum financial inputs.
References
Kreiger J, Takaro TK, Allen C, Song L, Weaver M, Chai S, et al. The Seattle-King county healthy homes project: implementation of a comprehensive approach to improving indoor environmental quality for low-income children with asthma. EHP. 2002;110(S2):311-22.
Beard JR, Bloom DE. Towards a comprehensive public health response to population ageing. Lancet. 2015;385(9968):658-61.
Ramirez SPB. A comprehensive public health approach to address the burden of renal disease in Singapore. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2003;14:S122-126.
Binder S, Corrigan JD, Laglois JA. The public health approach to traumatic brain injury: An overview of CDC’s research and programs. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2005;20(3):189-95.
Meyerson LA, Reaser JK. Biosecurity: Moving towards a comprehensive approach. Bio Sci. 2002;52(7):593.
The United States global health initiative. Honduras strategy 2011-2015;1:1-34. Available at: https://www.ghi.gov/wherewework/profiles/honduras.html#.WT5Bx8bhU2w Accessed on 12 June 2017.
Johnston LG, Malekinejad M, Kendell C, Iuppa IM, Rutherford GW. Implementation challenges to using respondent-driven sampling methodology for HIV biological and behavioural surveillance: field experiences in international settings. AIDS Behav. 2008;12(4 Suppl):S131-41.
Kendell C, Kerr LR, Gondim RC, Werneck GL, Macena RH, Pontes MK, et al. An empirical comparison of respondent-driven sampling, time location sampling, and snow ball sampling for behavioural surveillance. AIDS Behav. 2008;12(4 Suppl):S97-104.
Schurer JM, Ndao M, Quewezance H, Elmore SA, Jenkins EJ. People, pet and parasites: One health surveillance in south eastern Saskatchewan. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90(6):1184-90.
Green EC, Halperin DT, Nantulya V, Hogle JA. Uganda’s HIV prevention success: The role of sexual behavior change and the national response. AIDS Behav. 2006;10(4):335-46.
Gerkens S, Merkur SM. Begium: health system review. Health Syst Transit. 2010;12(5):1-266.
Nyaga RK, Kimani DN, Mwabu G, Kinmenyi MS. HIV/AIDS in Kenya: A review of research and policy issues. Kenya Institute Public Policy Res Analysis. 2004;38:1-76.
Mugavero MJ, Norton WE, Saag MS. Health care system and policy factors influencing engagement in HIV medical care: Piecing together the fragments of a fractured health care delivery system. Clin Infect Dis. 2011;52(S2):S238-46.
