■非传染性疾病(NCDs)在埃塞俄比亚的发展中国家构成了特殊挑战,日益增加的非传染性疾病负担引起了公众对公共卫生的关注,经济,和发展效应。因此,该研究旨在研究埃塞俄比亚阿姆哈拉地区BahirDar市应对非传染性疾病的健康传播做法。
■从2023年1月至4月进行了定性案例研究。这项研究采用了深入访谈,焦点小组讨论,以及从健康推广工作者那里收集数据的观察,NCD专家,和非传染性疾病协调人关于非传染性疾病预防和控制的经验和观点。参与者是故意选择的,并采用专题分析技术对数据进行分析。
■研究发现,几种健康传播策略,如健康促进,培训和创建模范家庭,筛选,转介,后续行动,康复服务,并采用了活动报告。然而,缺乏一致性,可靠,以及关于非传染性疾病预防和管理的长期和专业的健康沟通。导致这种不足的做法的一些挑战是使HEW超负荷执行各种任务,将许多家庭分配给一个HEW,筛选工具短缺,财政和人力资源短缺,薄弱的跨学科合作,COVID-19,以及该市和该地区反复发生的冲突。最重要的是,健康沟通技能的缺乏影响了健康干预措施。关于通信方法,一对一的沟通经常被采用,而大众媒体和社交媒体很少见。一般来说,NCD通讯,特别是,和健康传播,总的来说,在该市没有获得其他与健康有关的活动的优先权。
研究发现,在预防和控制非传染性疾病方面存在不良的健康沟通做法。因此,必须优先考虑关于非传染性疾病的健康传播的专业实践,应强调部门间的合作。优先考虑财政和人力资源对于有效的非传染性疾病传播也至关重要。
UNASSIGNED: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) pose special challenges in developing countries In Ethiopia, the growing NCD burden has raised a public health concern with significant social, economic, and developmental effects. Thus, the study sought to examine health communication practices in addressing the NCDs in Bahir Dar City of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.
UNASSIGNED: A qualitative case study was conducted from January to April 2023. The study employed in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observations to gather data from health extension workers, NCD experts, and NCD focal persons about their experiences and perspectives regarding NCD prevention and control. The participants were purposively selected, and a thematic analysis technique was employed to analyze the data.
UNASSIGNED: The study found that several health communication strategies, such as health promotion, training and creating model households, screening, referrals, follow-ups, rehabilitation services, and activities reporting were employed. Nevertheless, there was a lack of consistent, reliable, and long-lasting and professional health communication regarding NCD prevention and management. Some of the challenges contributing to such deficient practices were overloading HEWs with various tasks, allocating many households to a single HEW, shortage of screening tools, shortage of financial and human resources, weak interdisciplinary collaboration, COVID-19, and recurrent conflicts in the city and the region. Above all, lack of health communication skills affected the health interventions. Concerning communication methods, one-to-one communication was frequently employed, while mass media and social media were rare. Generally, NCD communication, in particular, and health communication, in general, did not receive priority as other health-related activities in the city.
UNASSIGNED: The study found that there were poor health communication practices in preventing and controlling NCDs. Thus, professional practice of health communication about NCDs must be prioritized, and emphasis should be given to inter-sectoral collaborations. Prioritizing financial and human resources is also essential for effective NCD communication.