Open AccessCommunity caregivers' perspectives of community well-being in a mining community
Author(s) -
Vicki Koen,
Elma Ryke,
Martha J. Watson,
Elize S. Van Eeden
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
health sa gesondheid
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-9736
pISSN - 1025-9848
DOI - 10.4102/hsag.v22i0.1061
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , multidisciplinary approach , perspective (graphical) , data collection , community development , qualitative research , affect (linguistics) , psychology , sociology , political science , social science , communication , artificial intelligence , computer science , law
Mining communities throughout the Southern African Development Community are faced with numerous challenges impacting on their wellbeing. As part of an integrative multidisciplinary research project, this study sought to explore aspects that affect community wellbeing in the informal Bekkersdal mining community in South Africa from the perspective of local community caregivers. An explorative-descriptive qualitative study including 22 mainly female (91%) participants who were purposively sampled was conducted. As part of data collection, participants answered a series of open-ended questions in a questionnaire and kept journals. Thematic analysis was used to analyze that data. The results indicate aspects that either promote (contribute to) or hinder community wellbeing.