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December 03-04, 2018 | Lisbon, Portugal
Public Health, Women's Health, Nursing and Hospital Management
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Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education | ISSN : 2161-0711 | Volume 08
Exploring Health Worker Responses to a Drama and Documentary Film About Family Planning in Rural
Uganda
Isabella Chambers and Sabine Coates
Medical Students, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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n 2015, Uganda’s 3.26% annual population growth rate was distinctly higher than elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa. With one of the
highest global fertility rates, at an average of 5.6 births per woman, Uganda is a clear example of a country in need of Family Planning.
To address this, researchers and film-makers have created drama and documentary films to encourage the use of Family
Planning in South-West Uganda. Made in the local languages, Rukiga and Luganda, these are intended to provide more
accessible health messages to those whose low-level education makes written materials unsuitable. A qualitative study was
carried out to determine whether Ugandan health workers considered these films to be suitable to screen in their facilities.
Three focus groupdiscussions (FGDs) tookplacewith24healthworkers invaried levels of health centres.TheFGDswere conducted inEnglish
andaudio-recordedfortranscription.ThetranscriptswereanalyzedusinganinductivethematicanalysisthroughsoftwareAtlas.ti,version8.2.4.
The responses were very positive. Largely, the documentary was preferred over the drama as it was found to be more informative
and educational. However, it was suggested that various changes to the drama would be necessary to ensure it would be culturally
appropriate. Some of the issues highlighted in the drama included the limited male presence in the film, and a dislike towards the
main character. The films will be remade in line with the feedback so they can be screened in multiple health facilities in the region
Isabella.chambers.2014@my.bristol.ac.ukJ Community Med Health Educ 2018, Volume:8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C7-051