La cartographie participative en milieu nomade: un outil d'aide a la decision en sante publique - Etude de cas chez les Dazagada du Bahr-el-Ghazal (Tchad)

ABSTRACT

Integrating the strategies of the point of view of nomadic breeders of cattle into a geographic information system (GIS) highlights the complexity of the temporospatial context associated with point of view of nding health care seeking by nomadic pastoralists. The method used in this study was based on a combination of part i c i p at o ry mapping with group discussions and semi-structured interviews. The resulting data allowed georeferencing of the pastoral environment in the inner Lake Chad Basin according to the representation of Dazagada pastoralists of the Bahr-el-Ghazal region (Kanem; Tchad). By providing better insight into the day-to-day life of nomadic people determining their capacities to make use of primary health care; this holistic approach provides a tool to assist public health decision-makers in optimizing the use of health care facilities by nomadic communities