Abstract
Background: Qualitative research methods are unpopular among medical graduates. Quantitative surveys followed by exploring issues with the community by participatory research methods will facilitate health providers in educating the community against any misconceptions that exist in the community related to illnesses. Methods: Third-year medical graduates were taught regarding participatory research in their community diagnosis training. With a prior introduction, supervision and guidance under faculty members, students carried out a body mapping exercise among villagers of Katrambakkam in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Female groups which consisted of seven people had drawn body map along with symptoms in the sequence of commonality and severity of symptoms. Results: The body map drawn for diabetes mellitus and hypertension showed that among these villagers, knowledge and understanding towards diabetes was higher when compared to hypertension. Training of medical graduates in these kinds of participatory exercises will help in providing context- specific interventions in the community.
Highlights
With globalization and urbanization disease patterns have undergone a change and Non Communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise globally
Knowing the people’s knowledge about their own body will facilitate counselling process for health care providers thereby the compliance towards health care measures. Since these Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) techniques will be helpful for medical graduates, who would be future medical officers and program managers, a CBPR session was planned as a part of the community diagnosis posting to explore the understanding of community members regarding Diabetes and Hypertension in a rural area of Tamil Nadu. This body mapping exercise was carried out in a village of Tamil Nadu named Katrambakkam, which is located 15 km away from the hospital affiliated with the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)
The body mapping exercise was completed in 30 minutes
Summary
With globalization and urbanization disease patterns have undergone a change and Non Communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise globally. By their nature of symptomless onset of disease and lack of perceived threat, noncommunicable diseases are prone to late detection and poor compliance. To plan a successful health education campaign, it is vital to explore the understanding of community members regarding NCDs and the social context surrounding these diseases so that appropriate sessions can be planned. Qualitative research methods are unpopular among medical graduates. Quantitative surveys followed by exploring issues with the community by participatory research methods will facilitate health providers in educating the community against any misconceptions that exist in the community related to illnesses
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