Assessing youth well-being in rural Honduras: a qualitative study.

Little is known about the impact of globalization on the health and well-being of rural youth residing in low-income countries. The current study reports results from a youth-focused needs assessment conducted in seven rural villages in the Honduran department of Intibuc a. Honduras, among the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, is a largely rural country where young people comprise about 40% of the total population. The current study engaged a convenience sample of adults and youth and explored perspectives about community assets that support healthy youth development, concerns about risk behaviours among local youth and resources needed to support youth development. The research was done in collaboration with Honduras-based partner Asociacion Hombro a Hombro, a non-profit, non-governmental organization operating under the sister US organization Shoulder to Shoulder.