Opara Ijeoma, Lizarraga Ashley, Lardier David T, Herrera Andriana, Garcia-Reid Pauline, Reid Robert J
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University, USA.
University of Washington School of Social Welfare, USA.
Child Youth Serv Rev. 2022 Sep;140. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106583. Epub 2022 Jun 27.
Youth of color who have recently been emancipated from foster care are among the most vulnerable group at risk for having poor sexual health outcomes. It is essential for researchers to understand how emancipated foster care youth receive messages about safe sex and HIV/STI prevention in order to tailor health promotion activities for this group. This study presents a strengths-based view of emancipated foster care youth of color who developed an empowering, arts-based campaign to prevent HIV in their community using Youth Participatory Action Research (Y-PAR) methods. The project was led by 10 emancipated foster care youth who participated in two focus groups that centered on understanding their knowledge of HIV. Five major themes emerged from the focus group. Implications for researchers include incorporating safe spaces for youth to develop ideas that can result in empowering activities relating to prevention.
最近从寄养照料中脱离出来的有色人种青少年是性健康状况不佳风险最高的弱势群体之一。研究人员必须了解脱离寄养照料的青少年如何接收有关安全性行为和艾滋病毒/性传播感染预防的信息，以便为该群体量身定制健康促进活动。本研究呈现了一种基于优势视角的有色人种脱离寄养照料青少年的情况，他们运用青年参与式行动研究（Y-PAR）方法开展了一场具有赋权意义的、以艺术为基础的社区艾滋病毒预防运动。该项目由10名脱离寄养照料的青少年牵头，他们参加了两个以了解其艾滋病毒知识为核心的焦点小组。焦点小组中出现了五个主要主题。对研究人员的启示包括为青少年提供安全空间，让他们能提出想法，从而开展与预防相关的赋权活动。
