The Impact of Women's Organisations on Health and Community Development
Introduction: Women's organisations in their health and economically focused activities play an important role in improving communities' quality of life, and as such should be supported in their efforts. The Elim Care Group and Akanani women's organisations have been in existence for...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000-12-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/2137 |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Women's organisations in their health and economically focused activities play an important role in improving communities' quality of life, and as such should be supported in their efforts. The Elim Care Group and Akanani women's organisations have been in existence for a period of time and their impact on health and development of the Hlanganani community at Elim in the Northern Province. South Africa has not been assessed. The study under discussion will explore the impact these organisations have had at household level in terms of the outlined health and development indicators.
Method: An exploratory descriptive household survey was conducted whereupon households of Elim Care Group, of Akanani and of people who did not belong to any organisation were interviewed to determine their health and development status.
Results: Responses from 90 questionnaires (30 from each category i.e. households of members of Elim Care Group, of Akanani and of non-members) were analysed. There was an association of better health with the Elim Care Group members as demonstrated by their knowledge in health related issues.
Discussion: In view of the results, it was recommended that the activities of the two women's organisations be integrated as their benefits complement each other. |
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| ISSN: | 2078-6190 2078-6204 |