Table 5 Responses of focus group participants to query about how the Curamericas/Guatemala Project empowered women
Category of response |
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Through the monthly health education provided by Care Group Volunteers |
Through learning how to take better care of their children (providing better nutrition, including exclusive breastfeeding, better hygiene, and better care of their children when they are sick) |
By helping mothers lose their fear of expressing themselves in front of others and learning to make their voices heard |
Through the opportunity to meet monthly, talk, participate, and share opinions |
Through their access to basic health services |
Through the education provided at the Birthing Centers (Casas Maternas Rurales) |
Through visits to the home by Promoters and Care Group Volunteers |
By being able to contribute their ideas and having these ideas given consideration |