| Urban case study | Rural case study | Hospital case study |
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Study design | Observational study | Cluster Randomised Trial | Longitudinal cohort study |
Setting | Urban setting | Rural setting | Hospital setting |
Target population | School communities School children | Villages All households in selected villages | TB patients |
CE activities | Meetings with Primary Education Advisors Meetings with Parents and Teacher Association committees Meetings with parents Meetings with students Study information sent to communities | Community involvement to select volunteers and committees Training of community volunteers Village workshops facilitated by community volunteers Community volunteers involved in monitoring and evaluation | Consultation FGD Sensitization of health care workers |
Aims of CE | Raise awareness about the study To get feedback on the research and engage in two-way dialogue with communities | To educate and empower communities to implement interventions aimed at preventing malaria | To explore patients and community members’ understanding of study information and to seek their feedback |