Open AccessCommunity utilization of risk and protective factor data for prevention planning in Chile and Colombia
Author(s) -
Nicole Eisenberg,
Eric C. Brown,
Augusto Pérez-Gómez,
Juliana Mejía-Trujillo,
Mayra Paredes-Aguilar,
Francisco Cardozo,
Fundación San Carlos de Maipo,
Katarína Guttmannova
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health promotion international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.705
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2245
pISSN - 0957-4824
DOI - 10.1093/heapro/daaa075
Subject(s) - latin americans , thematic analysis , thematic map , qualitative property , dissemination , focus group , service delivery framework , public relations , political science , service (business) , environmental health , business , medicine , qualitative research , sociology , computer science , geography , marketing , social science , cartography , machine learning , law
Many effective community health service delivery systems implemented in the USA assess risk and protective factors (RPFs) for youth problem behaviors in a community, and report these data back to local coalitions for prevention planning. This study examined whether community prevention coalitions in Chile and Colombia perceived these reports of RPFs-based on the results of the Communities That Care Youth Survey-to be understandable, valid, useful, and worth disseminating. Thematic content analysis was used to analyze qualitative data collected from 7 focus groups with 75 coalition members. Results indicated heterogeneity between and within coalitions in terms of participants' understanding of RPFs. However, most participants found reports of RPFs to be easy to understand, thorough, 'true' to their communities, and useful for diagnosing and prioritizing needs, action planning, and mobilizing others in their communities. Findings suggest the viability of preventive systems that rely on community-level RPF data, for use in Latin America.