Development, validation, and performance of a scale to measure community mobilization

Sheri A. Lippman, Torsten B. Neilands, Hannah H. Leslie, Suzanne Maman, Catherine MacPhail, Rhian Twine, Dean Peacock, Kathleen Kahn and Audrey Pettifor

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 157, issue C, 127-137

Abstract: Community mobilization approaches (CMAs) are increasingly becoming key components of health programming. However, CMAs have been ill defined and poorly evaluated, largely due to the lack of measurement tools to assess mobilization processes and impact.

Keywords: Community mobilization; Critical consciousness; Measurement; Social cohesion; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.04.002

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