Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Health campaigns are an important aspect of preventive health work. They can aim to improve health literacy in rural areas where residents lack access to health information and knowledge, and to improve both local and global health through cross-cultural collaboration. In Tanga D...

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Autores principales:	Olav Johannes Hovland, Ane Falnes Hole, Mercy Grace Chiduo, Berit Johannessen
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Public health Health promotion Health information Health literacy Health campaigns Cross-cultural collaboration Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7a1bc540817942ef851ca39a574e22502021-11-21T12:12:09ZExperiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study10.1186/s13690-021-00730-02049-3258https://doaj.org/article/7a1bc540817942ef851ca39a574e22502021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00730-0https://doaj.org/toc/2049-3258Abstract Background Health campaigns are an important aspect of preventive health work. They can aim to improve health literacy in rural areas where residents lack access to health information and knowledge, and to improve both local and global health through cross-cultural collaboration. In Tanga District, Tanzania, exchange students and local youths participate together with Tanga International Competence Centre (TICC) to plan and accomplish health campaigns in local communities. The aim of this study was to explore the participants’ experiences with the cross-cultural collaboration in the planning and delivery of TICC’s health campaigns. Methods This study used a focused ethnographic approach. Five weeks of fieldwork included four observations of health campaigns and nine interviews: three individual interviews with employees at TICC (all Tanzanians), two group interviews with nine Norwegian nursing students, two group interviews with five local youths enrolled in TICC’s Youth Program, one interview with a local village leader, and one interview with a local primary school teacher. The interview material was analyzed using systematic text condensation. Results All participants experienced the cross-cultural collaboration as successful. Having enough time, adapting to local conditions, and understanding the needs of the target groups were perceived as essential to the campaigns’ success. Music and role-play, which are dominant within Tanzanian culture but not common among the Norwegian students, created excitement and motivation among the audiences. The interviewees identified changes in people’s health behavior in the aftermath of the campaigns. Conclusion All participants in this study identified positive outcomes from the cross-cultural collaboration within TICC’s health campaigns. The health campaigns were considered beneficial because of the poor access to health information among residents in the local communities.Olav Johannes HovlandAne Falnes HoleMercy Grace ChiduoBerit JohannessenBMCarticlePublic healthHealth promotionHealth informationHealth literacyHealth campaignsCross-cultural collaborationPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENArchives of Public Health, Vol 79, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Public health Health promotion Health information Health literacy Health campaigns Cross-cultural collaboration Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Olav Johannes Hovland Ane Falnes Hole Mercy Grace Chiduo Berit Johannessen Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study
description	Abstract Background Health campaigns are an important aspect of preventive health work. They can aim to improve health literacy in rural areas where residents lack access to health information and knowledge, and to improve both local and global health through cross-cultural collaboration. In Tanga District, Tanzania, exchange students and local youths participate together with Tanga International Competence Centre (TICC) to plan and accomplish health campaigns in local communities. The aim of this study was to explore the participants’ experiences with the cross-cultural collaboration in the planning and delivery of TICC’s health campaigns. Methods This study used a focused ethnographic approach. Five weeks of fieldwork included four observations of health campaigns and nine interviews: three individual interviews with employees at TICC (all Tanzanians), two group interviews with nine Norwegian nursing students, two group interviews with five local youths enrolled in TICC’s Youth Program, one interview with a local village leader, and one interview with a local primary school teacher. The interview material was analyzed using systematic text condensation. Results All participants experienced the cross-cultural collaboration as successful. Having enough time, adapting to local conditions, and understanding the needs of the target groups were perceived as essential to the campaigns’ success. Music and role-play, which are dominant within Tanzanian culture but not common among the Norwegian students, created excitement and motivation among the audiences. The interviewees identified changes in people’s health behavior in the aftermath of the campaigns. Conclusion All participants in this study identified positive outcomes from the cross-cultural collaboration within TICC’s health campaigns. The health campaigns were considered beneficial because of the poor access to health information among residents in the local communities.
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title	Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study
title_short	Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study
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Experiences from cross-cultural collaboration in health campaigns in Tanzania: a qualitative study

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