A Behavior Analysis of the Promotion of Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) in Guatemala

Author:

Elder John P.1,Pradesaba Maria Eugenia,Pineda Olga Polanco2,Enge Kjell I.3,Graeff Judith A.4,Urban Diane4,Romero Jose4

Affiliation:

1. San Diego State University

2. Ministry of Health, Guatemala

3. Dickinson College

4. Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C.

Abstract

The present report presents the results and preliminary recommendations of a behavior analysis study of an oral rehydration therapy (ORT) promotion in four localities in San Marcos, Guatemala. In this study, we used behavioral observation techniques to look at one-to-one communication and health education efforts in health clinics as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of these health education efforts by observing mothers' behavioral skills in their own homes. Subsequently, we also observed canalización (outreach) strategies to see whether we could learn more from these health workers' activities, and conducted “behavioral focus group” research with teams of health workers to determine how best to promote effective health education activities to other health workers. Results of our study indicate that health workers already spent a substantial amount of time doing health education and primary prevention, and were fairly effective at doing so. Their communication, however, tended to be relatively unilateral and failed to involve some of the more progressive aspects of behavioral skills training.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Education,General Medicine,Health(social science)

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