Isabel Akoth Owuor|Harrysone Atieli|Collins Ouma
The Role of Participatory Learning and Action on Strengthening the Different Domains of Empowerment on Self-medication with Antimicrobials in Nyalenda Informal Settlement, Kisumu County, Kenya
Maseno University|Maseno University|Maseno University
selfmedication antimicrobials smwa common global practice studies nyalenda b ward informal settlement western kenya found significant households 766 perceived practice smwa convenient appropriate rationale current study response unsolved selfmediation practice functional health literacy setups study used participatory learning action pla tool assessed role strengthening different domains empowerment smwa study adopted descriptive survey design data collected 1531 pla trainees focused group discussions structured questionnaires results revealed reasons smwa ignorance easier accessibility logistic regression analyses statistical significance tested p005 established association pla domains empowerment domains revealed flexible learning listening increase power within 5 times or5361 95 ci31019268 plt00001 power 6 times or6160 95 ci34371139 plt000010 power 2 times or2261 95 ci12933954 plt00001 participatory evaluation may increase power within almost 8 times or7711 95 ci518411459 plt00001 power 5 times or5012 95 ci33757443 plt00001 power 3 times or3618 95 ci23755509 plt00001 participatory interaction may increase power within almost 8 times or7823 95 ci479812763 plt00001 power 8 times or8610 95 ci498714866 plt00001 power 4 times or4003 95ci23256693 plt00001 pla proved useful tool strengthening domains empowerment integrated functions prompted broader social connections