Performance of Community Animation Cells in the Management of Emerging Diseases: A Mixed Methods Study from Bukavu, DRC

Abstract

Summary

Introduction : 

A community animation unit displays a satisfactory managerial performance in the management of emerging diseases when it is able to define the objectives and implement all the means necessary for the achievement of the latter. This study aimed to assess the performance ofCommunity animation cells in the management of emerging diseases in three health zones in the city of Bukavu.

Methodology: We conducted a case -approach case study mixed quantitative and qualitative approach during a period of one month, including members of community animation cells in three health areas of the city of Bukavu whose type of sampling was random; The data was collected with the KOBOCOCULLECT software and analyzed by the STATA-64 software, no details on the qualitative part.

Results: the median age was 34 years (28 - 38), 51% of our population was married and had already heard of emerging diseases. Among them, 64.47% did not know emerging diseases. 57.69% had associated the occurrence of emerging diseases with the styles and life behavior of habitats; The lack of collaborations between community animation cells and health authorities on disease managementemerging was revealed at 63.16%. 7/10 or 70% of our respondents reported that there was a lack of the operational plan developed to combat emerging diseases in their health areas. A greater number had denounced non -support as a difficulty encountered, followed by resistance to change, 57.89% and 27.64%; Many have suggested training on emerging diseases and their management as a possible solution (61.84%). 

Conclusion: To get to get out of this bottleneck and the low level of performance, one must normally go through a good repetitive collaboration between health authorities and CACs on the management of emerging diseases, which will allow the development of an executive plan to fight these diseases and the training of CACs on the description and management of emerging diseases.