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Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for tuberculosis control and research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Health Policy. 2010 May; 95(2-3):211-5.HP

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

To strengthen community mobilization, education, awareness and involvement in research to improve Tuberculosis (TB) control, by building partnership between communities and the health sector through the establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area.

METHODS

Key stakeholders from multiple sectors of the target community were identified. Two workshops were held with the aim of communicating the need for CAB and selecting its members. A 22 member INK CAB with representatives from different sectors in the community was selected. CAB members were trained through a 2-day workshop on TB and research.

RESULTS

Various activities were successfully initiated and spearheaded by the INK CAB, and these involved training of Traditional Healers, recruiting of more TB tracer teams, organizing awareness campaigns during TB World Day, establishing TB school peer educators and links with NGOs to support impoverished TB patients all with positive outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS

The INK CAB is a successful example of providing a mechanism for community consultation and participation that contributes to promoting and facilitating relevant research and TB control activities.

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Ntshanga SP
Unit for Clinical and Biomedical TB research, South African Medical Research Council, 491 Ridge Road, PO Box 70380, Overport 4067, South Africa. sntshanga@live.co.za
Ngcobo PS
No affiliation info available
Mabaso ML
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MeSH

Advisory CommitteesCommunity Health WorkersCommunity NetworksCommunity ParticipationCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchCommunity-Institutional RelationsCooperative BehaviorHealth EducationHealth Services Needs and DemandHumansIntegrative MedicineInterinstitutional RelationsMedicine, African TraditionalOrganizational ObjectivesOrganizationsPoverty AreasProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationSocial SupportSouth AfricaTuberculosis

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

20036434

Citation

Ntshanga, Sbongile P., et al. "Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for Tuberculosis Control and Research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), vol. 95, no. 2-3, 2010, pp. 211-5.
Ntshanga SP, Ngcobo PS, Mabaso ML. Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for tuberculosis control and research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Health Policy. 2010;95(2-3):211-5.
Ntshanga, S. P., Ngcobo, P. S., & Mabaso, M. L. (2010). Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for tuberculosis control and research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 95(2-3), 211-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.12.004
Ntshanga SP, Ngcobo PS, Mabaso ML. Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for Tuberculosis Control and Research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) Area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Health Policy. 2010;95(2-3):211-5. PubMed PMID: 20036434.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) for tuberculosis control and research in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. AU - Ntshanga,Sbongile P, AU - Ngcobo,Paulos S, AU - Mabaso,Musawenkosi L H, Y1 - 2009/12/29/ PY - 2009/08/05/received PY - 2009/12/03/revised PY - 2009/12/03/accepted PY - 2009/12/29/entrez PY - 2009/12/29/pubmed PY - 2010/7/7/medline SP - 211 EP - 5 JF - Health policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands) JO - Health Policy VL - 95 IS - 2-3 N2 - OBJECTIVES: To strengthen community mobilization, education, awareness and involvement in research to improve Tuberculosis (TB) control, by building partnership between communities and the health sector through the establishment of a Community Advisory Board (CAB) in the Inanda, Ntuzuma and KwaMashu (INK) area. METHODS: Key stakeholders from multiple sectors of the target community were identified. Two workshops were held with the aim of communicating the need for CAB and selecting its members. A 22 member INK CAB with representatives from different sectors in the community was selected. CAB members were trained through a 2-day workshop on TB and research. RESULTS: Various activities were successfully initiated and spearheaded by the INK CAB, and these involved training of Traditional Healers, recruiting of more TB tracer teams, organizing awareness campaigns during TB World Day, establishing TB school peer educators and links with NGOs to support impoverished TB patients all with positive outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: The INK CAB is a successful example of providing a mechanism for community consultation and participation that contributes to promoting and facilitating relevant research and TB control activities. SN - 1872-6054 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20036434/Establishment_of_a_Community_Advisory_Board__CAB__for_tuberculosis_control_and_research_in_the_Inanda_Ntuzuma_and_KwaMashu__INK__area_of_KwaZulu_Natal_South_Africa_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168-8510(09)00328-5 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -