Community participation and community‐based rehabilitation: An Indonesian case study

Abstract

Primary health care (PHC) and its commitment to community participation has been integral in the development

Operationalizing community participation in community-based rehabilitation: Exploring the factors

“…Sometimes professionals feel a need to respond immediately and swiftly to disability and related injustices. It can be necessary for the success of CBR programmes and their acceptance by local communities that positive effects can be quickly recognized [9,36], but this might explain an over-emphasis on medically defined outcomes indicated in some programmes. Quickly achieved outcomes may not address the underlying contributory elements of disability such as poverty.…”

“…Several authors [25,32,36] argue that involvement of community members in all aspects of program design and implementation is vital for developing a sense of ownership of the programme, which can positively influence its sustainability. Community members need to be actively involved in the CBR process, including planning and decision taking, and not passively taking part [32,37].…”