Podcast: Using Whose Shoes in PhD work with men in Uganda to improve maternity outcomes (12 December 2021)

Summary

In this podcast, Gill Phillips speaks to Dr Alice Ladur who has used the Whose Shoes?® board game in her PhD project in Uganda, working with men to bring about culture change and improve maternal outcomes.

Gill developed Whose Shoes?® as a tool to allow people to 'walk in other people's shoes'. Through a wide range of scenarios and topics, Whose Shoes?® helps groups explore many of the concerns, challenges and opportunities facing the different groups affected by the transformation of health and social care.

Content

Alice Ladur talks to Gill about her pilot study to determine the effect of engaging Ugandan men in bringing about culture change and improving maternity outcomes in Uganda. Alice discusses how she adapted Whose Shoes?® for a new audience. She also talks about the initial findings of her study, which include the men involved becoming more concerned, caring and aware of the impact of their behaviour and attitudes on their spouses.

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