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- Title
Promotores' perspectives on a male-to-male peer network.
- Authors
Macia, Laura; Ruiz, Hector Camilo; Boyzo, Roberto; Documet, Patricia Isabel
- Abstract
Little documentation exists about male community health workers (promotores) networks. The experiences of promotores can provide input on how to attract, train, supervise and maintain male promotores in CHW programs. We present the experience and perspectives of promotores who participated in a male promotores network assisting Latino immigrant men in an emerging Latino community. All promotores in this community-based participatory study received payment for work 10 hours a week. We conducted qualitative interviews with all promotores starting the program, after 5 and 13 months. Three main themes emerged: 1) Men decided to become promotores to help others, yet appreciated being paid. 2) Promotores' learning experience was ongoing and was facilitated by a cooperative dynamic among them. Learning how to listen was crucial for promotores. 3) Promotores experienced difficulty separating their personal lives form their role as a promotor. We conclude that paying promotores facilitates the fulfillment of their drive to serve the community. Enhancing listening abilities needs to be part of promotores' training curricula. Finally, it is advisable to build a project with many opportunities for promotores and project staff to share professional and non-professional time and discuss their challenges.
- Subjects
PENNSYLVANIA; COMMUNITY health workers; CURRICULUM; HISPANIC Americans; IMMIGRANTS; INTERVIEWING; LEARNING; LISTENING; MEN; MEN'S health; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; QUALITATIVE research; AFFINITY groups; FIELD research; OCCUPATIONAL roles; THEMATIC analysis; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FIELD notes (Science); EDUCATION
- Publication
Health Education Research, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 3, p314
- ISSN
0268-1153
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/her/cyw016