Vulnerable Youth as Prosumers in HIV Prevention: Studies Using Participatory Action Research

نویسندگان

  • Cath Conn
  • Shoba Nayar
  • Dinar Lubis
  • Carol Maibvisira
  • Kristel Modderman
چکیده

BACKGROUND Stigma, voicelessness, and legislative and rights barriers, coupled with top-down decision making, are the common experiences of vulnerable youth populations that limit their opportunities to participate in vital health promotion efforts such as HIV prevention. OBJECTIVE To consider new opportunities arising from a digital society for youth to creatively shape HIV prevention. METHODS Drawing on research with vulnerable youth in Busoga, Uganda; Bulawayo, Zimbabwe; Bangkok, Thailand; and Bali, Indonesia, we explore current youth participation, in theory and practice, while considering new opportunities arising from a digital society for youth to creatively shape HIV prevention. RESULTS Collaborative commons and prosumer models are defined as people employing new technology to codesign toward a common goal. Within the context of a diminishing role of the traditional institution and the rise of digitized networks, such models offer exciting new directions for youth as electronic health promotion prosumers to participate in difficult challenges such as HIV prevention in the 21st century. CONCLUSIONS It is time for institutions to embrace such opportunities, especially in areas where access to technology is widening, while continuing to champion youth and advocate for supportive social environments.

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دوره 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017