Table 3 Summary of community engagement activities 1
Period | Activity | Who involved |
|---|---|---|
Month 1 | Consultation and sensitisation of Kilifi District stakeholders | 1. MoH structure: District Medical Officer of Health and District Health Management Team at Kilifi District Hospital. All health facility in-charges working in Kilifi District |
2. Provincial administration structures: District Commissioner, Senior District Officer, all chiefs working in Kilifi District | ||
Months 2 to 6 | Community entry and sensitisation of stakeholders in sites A, B and C respectively | 1. MoH Structure: Dispensary health committees, dispensary staff (facility in-charges, nurses, public health officers, community health extension workers), and community health workers (CHWs) |
2. Local administration: District officers, local (assistant) chiefs and village elders | ||
3. Others: primary school head teachers, religious leaders, a local District Stakeholders Forum | ||
Months 8 to 13 | Identification and recruitment of 5 to 17 month-old children (n = 600) | CHWs and fieldworkers |
Months 15 to 27 | Identification and recruitment of 6 to 12 week-old children (n = 304) | CHWs and fieldworkers |
From month 8 to date | Follow-up of research participants | Fieldworkers |
Continuous feedback to and from community | Fieldworkers and other key gatekeepers | |
| Â | Feedback of results | Involves all of the above, for example, preliminary study results disseminated |