Conclusion: Lessons from Frozen Moments

Cancel, Robert

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“…Similarly, Fisher’s Narrative Theory describes how hearing stories that are relevant and contextualized in shared experiences makes individuals more likely to believe and accept given advice, influencing behavior change, because the examples provided ‘ring true’ and fit in an individual’s frame of reference ( Fisher, 1987 ; Edgar and Volkman, 2012 ). Storytelling, in both individual and group settings, is an important practice in many parts of the world and has even been used as a tool for communication in previous MNH interventions in sub-Saharan Africa where there is a rich oral tradition in the region ( Silver, 2001 ; Carter-Black, 2007 ; Cancel and Turin, 2013 ; Mushibwe et al. , 2021 ).…”

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Understanding communication in community engagement for maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Dada,

Aivalli,

De Brún

et al. 2023

Health Policy and Planning

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As community engagement (CE) is implemented for sustainable maternal and newborn health (MNH) programming, it is important to determine how these approaches work. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have become a particular focus for MNH CE activities due to their high burden of maternal and neonatal deaths. MNH messaging and communication to engage communities are likely to differ by context, but how these approaches are actually developed and implemented within CE are not well understood. Understanding how communication in CE actually works is vital in the translation of learnings across programmes and to inform future projects. The purpose of this realist review is to describe how, why, to what extent, and for whom communications in CE contributes to MNH programming in LMICs. After searching academic databases, grey literature, and suggested literature from the expert advisory committee, documents were included if they described the CE communications processes/activities used for MNH programming in an LMIC. Relevant documents were assessed for richness (depth of insight) and rigour (trustworthiness and coherence of data/theories). Data were extracted as context-mechanism-outcome configurations (CMOCs) and synthesized into demi-regularities to contribute to theory refinement. After screening 416 records, 45 CMOCs were extracted from 11 documents. This informed five programme theories explaining that communications in CE for an MNH programme work when: communities are actively involved throughout the programme, the messaging and programme are acceptable, communication sources are trusted, the community has a reciprocal relationship with the programme, and the community sees value in the programme. While these findings reflect what is often anecdotally known in CE or acknowledged in communications theory, they have implications for policy, practice and research by highlighting the importance of centering the community’s needs and priorities throughout the stages of developing and implementing communications for CE in MNH.

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Understanding communication in community engagement for maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Dada,

Aivalli,

De Brún

et al. 2023

Health Policy and Planning

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“…Many years ago, these gatherings would usually entail the telling of folktales, hunting stories, and other lived experiences of the time. Cancel (2013), Finnegan (2012), and Okpewho (2003; 1992) all discuss the ways in which various African communities and cultures gather to share stories about their lives, cultures, and worldviews. More recently, such gatherings create an environment for sharing experiences and perspectives about life, politics, and any other events happening at the time, that is, family/friends gathering, traditional marriage, and naming ceremonies.…”

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Developing African oral traditional storytelling as a framework for studying with African peoples

Osei-Tutu

2022

Qualitative Research

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Oral traditions have played and continue to play a critical role in the lives of African peoples albeit changes in context and usage. In this article, I discuss the development of what I term the African Oral Traditional Storytelling (AOTS) Framework as an ethical and culturally centered approach to studying with African peoples. Akin to narrative inquiry methodology, the AOTS Framework is developed as an alternative approach to studying or working with African peoples by centering African oral storytelling, African philosophies and worldviews, languages, and cultures as relevant and essential to understanding the experiences of African peoples. The collaborative philosophical underpinnings of the AOTS Framework rest on the communal and the collaborators’ engagement in the study not just as people who provide information but as co-creators in the narratives, meanings, and understandings that are brought to bear.

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Conclusion: Lessons from Frozen Moments

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Understanding communication in community engagement for maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Understanding communication in community engagement for maternal and newborn health programmes in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review

Developing African oral traditional storytelling as a framework for studying with African peoples

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