Table 1 Themes and Sub-themes of the qualitative review
From: Effective community engagement in one health research in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Rationale for Community Engagement in the One Health research approach | ||
Themes | Sub-themes | Research articles |
Risk mitigation strategies | Use of hands-on activities to train participants on infection control concepts | Berrian et al (2018) [6] |
Local capacity building and promotion of community acceptance of good health practices | Berrian et al (2018) [6] | |
Use of community based One Health Training and Leadership (OHTL) workshops | Berrian et al (2018) [6] | |
Extent of Community Engagement in One Health research | ||
Themes | Sub-themes | Research articles |
Multi-sectorial priority and ranking of zoonotic infections | Use of a facilitated consultative process involving community members in diverse domains of expertise including environmental, animal, human and agricultural professionals | Sekamatte et al (2018) [31] |
Multi-sectorial community engagement for the mitigation of zoonotic disease transmission | Involving community members in the data collection process for desk reviews in the Arua and Moyo health districts | Medley et al (2021) [21] |
Use of facilitated discussions, primarily focused group discussions and key informant interview discussion guides | ||
Rural community based participatory multicentre Ecohealth approach | Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRAs) Workshops | Musessengwa et al (2017) [24] Mthembu et al (2023) [23] |
Community surveillance in outbreak | Use of social mobilization as a critical response Component | Bedson et al (2020) [5] Tambo et al (2018) [35] |
Use of community surveillance and rapid response approach practice coupled to pest Management | Tambo et al (2018) [35] | |
Best Practices in Community involvement | ||
Themes | Sub-themes | Research articles |
Raise awareness on the One Health research approach | Social mobilization programs | Bedson et al (2020) [5] Tambo et al (2018) [35] |
Rural outreach sensitization campaigns | Musesengwa et al (2017) [24] Mthembu et al (2023) [23] | |
Community implication in proposal development | Medley et al (2021) [21] Musesengwa et al (2017) [24] | |
Co-creation | Establishing community partnerships and coalitions | Berrian et al (2016) |
Community based One Health Training and Leadership (OHTL) workshop | Berrian et al (2016) | |
Barriers to community engagement in One Health research | ||
Themes | Sub-themes | Research articles |
Cultural limitations | Skepticism against research organizations triggered by cultural beliefs | Musesengwa et al (2017) [24] Mthembu et al (2023) [23] |
Non-consenting community members against home visits | Berrian et al (2016) | |
Geographical limitations | Sparsely distributed communities | Berrian et al (2016) |
Inadequately constructed roadways | Berrian et al (2016) | |
Linguistic and Educational constraints | Inadequate community research literacy levels | Mthembu et al (2023) [23] |
Contextual disparities leading to difficult implementation and transferability of one health research procedures | ||
| Â | Inadequate dissemination of research findings secondary to discrepancies in vernacular languages. | Mthembu et al (2023) [23] |