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Archives   2008

Myanmar   Health   Sciences   Research   Journal

Volume   20,  Number   3

TITLE:   Social mapping: a participatory tool to target vulnerable groups for prevention of malaria transmission (Short Report).
AUTHOR:   Zaw Win Tun; Thein Tun; Tin Tin Thein; Thida; Hla Soe Tint
SOURCE:   Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 2008; 20(3): 193-195
ABSTRACT:   Visual representation of the residential area showing locations of housing settlements and social infrastructures like roads, schools, health centers, worshipping places, etc, is referred to as a social map [1, 2]. It is one of the participatory learning and action tools which are most commonly used with the aim of empowering people and addressing equity issues through community development projects. Through effective facilitation by a researcher-cum-facilitator, social mapping provides researchers with information about the physical characteristics of the community, the socioeconomic conditions and the perceptions of participants towards their community. The maps are drawn by a group of villagers either on the ground using chalk or on a large sheet of paper. The final map is then recorded by the research team to use in subsequent discussions. Although social mapping is not an uncommon technique used in participatory research, its use by
SUBJECT HEADINGS:   Malaria-transmission.
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