Health education in rural settings in Ghana: a methodological approach.
Although the search for appropriate methodology in educating and training rural community populations is on going, previous efforts have yielded few results, some of which have not been successful with consequences for scarce resources. This paper, based on field reports from the Population Communication Project in Ghana, demonstrates that community learning theory can offer understanding of appropriate methodology in rural learning, education and training. The report shows steps used in educating people in Wusuta (a rural community) on health and environmental issues in the community using a mix of traditional and modern approaches. The result shows that the community internalized learning activity and were able to relate their learning experiences to existing traditional values and the need for action. The paper thus offers the method as a solution to rural population training and learning methodology.
Gokah
Theophilus Kofi
TK
Cardiff University School of Public Health. tgokah@yahoo.co.uk
D019058:Community Networks; D003256:Community Participation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005495:Folklore; D005869:Ghana; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007858:Learning; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D010865:Pilot Projects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012423:Rural Health; D014741:Video Recording