The importance of participatory communication for the voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) project in Alexander township in Gauteng, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorBhengu, Charity
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-09T09:59:33Z
dc.date.available2018-07-09T09:59:33Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionA dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe research set out to investigate how the Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme in South Africa facilitated stakeholder participation in its communication processes to improve the uptake of services in the context of national targets. Studies reviewed have highlighted challenges in the implementation of the participatory model to achieve communication goals. This qualitative study used document analysis, in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) for data collection. The research has revealed other limiting factors including unequal opportunities to influence decisions as a result of varying levels of authority and access to mediated public spheres. While those with power end up being further empowered through participatory approaches in terms of voice and visibility, the representation of the inputs of the lower level stakeholder group is limited to head count. A five-day visit to a VMMC clinic in Alexandra Township attributes marginalisation by exclusion from decision-making processes as one of the reasons for people’s inability to translate knowledge into the positive public response. The study was inconclusive about the influence of the model on the actual service uptake because the purpose was to provide a textual description of the participants’ experiences and not the impact.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianXL2018en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (162 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationBhengu, Charity (2017) The importance of participatory communication for the voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) project in Alexander township in Gauteng, South Africa, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <https://hdl.handle.net/10539/24814>
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/24814
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshEconomic development--South Africa--Citizen participation
dc.subject.lcshCommunity development--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshCircumcision--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshMen--Health and hygiene--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa--Social conditions--21st century
dc.titleThe importance of participatory communication for the voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) project in Alexander township in Gauteng, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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