title: Strategies for community participation in developing countries.
abstract: Community participation has been hailed as the panacea for most community programmes. Community participation at high levels empowers communities, increases self-reliance, self-awareness and confidence in self-examination of problems and seeking solutions for them. Behavioural changes are promoted and utilisation and support of services is facilitated, which are of great importance to all community health efforts, especially in areas where the incidence of HIV/AIDS is high or increasing. The purpose of this article is to explore community participation strategies adopted in different countries for providing community health care services. Recommendations are provided for enhancing community participation in developing countries.
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Chitambo
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Ehlers
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D003462:Cuba; D003906:Developing Countries; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009656:North America; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012944:Social Support; D013019:South Africa; D006113:United Kingdom