Transcripts- Community engagement for the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision program an analysis of key stakeholder roles to promote a sustainable program in Zambia.zip

Background

Within the Voluntary
Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme, community engagement has been
central in facilitating the acceptance of VMMC, especially in non-circumcising
communities. To date, there has been inadequate mapping of community stakeholders,
their power, roles, and strategies in facilitating sustainability of VMMC programmes.
We use the case of the development of community engagement plans for
sustainability of VMMC in Zambia to illustrate diversity of stakeholders, their
power, roles, and strategies in community engagement. The analysis was guided
by the power and interest model.

Methods

Data were collected
using document review, in-depth interviews (n=35) and focus group discussions
(n=35) with community stakeholders, health workers, health centre committees,
counsellors, teachers, community volunteers and parents/caregivers. Data were analysed
using thematic analysis.