Publications by authors named "Mateja Sajna"
Four analysis moments for fuzzy cognitive mapping in participatory research.
Glob Health Action
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Fuzzy cognitive mapping (FCM) is a participatory research tool that helps clarify causal relationships from different knowledge sources, allowing various groups to agree on future actions.
- - Each FCM consists of three components: factors (causes and outcomes), arrows representing relationships, and weights showing the influence of each factor.
- - The FCM analysis involves four key steps: agreeing on shared meanings, calculating perceived influence, simplifying maps for better communication, and identifying action priorities, all while incorporating local perspectives.
This paper describes fuzzy cognitive mapping as an accessible and robust tool to strengthen community engagement in health promotion research. We outline how fuzzy cognitive mapping can combine, compare, and contextualize knowledge and priorities from diverse population groups as well as from evidence syntheses. We present procedures to represent a shared perspective across populations or population groups through reconciling maps by simple or weighted averaging.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A modified theory of planned behaviour (acronym CASCADA) proposes that Conscious knowledge precedes a change in Attitude, which in turn precedes positive deviations from negative Subjective norms, intention to Change, perception of Agency to change, Discussion of possible action, and Action itself. We used this as a results chain to investigate gender-specific behaviour dynamics in chemical-free dengue prevention.
Methods: Secondary analysis of the Mexican arm of a cluster randomised controlled trial used household survey data on intermediate outcomes of dengue prevention behaviour.