School of Medicine, Sydney, The University of Notre Dame, NSW, Australia.
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Health Promot Int. 2023 Apr 1;38(2). doi: 10.1093/heapro/daad033.
Our capacity to facilitate the empowerment of children is dependent on our ability to understand their values and experiences. This study aimed to explore Bolivian children's experiences of COVID-19. This study used a participatory action research method, photovoice, which involved focus groups, individual interviews and the use of cameras by participants to capture their reality and express their ideas through photographs. Ten participants aged 12-15 years were recruited from a school in the municipality of Mecapaca in Bolivia. Thematic analysis was used to identify and report response patterns. Four themes were developed through analysis: (i) sadness and fear of getting sick, (ii) the challenges of online learning, (iii) the tension between traditional knowledge and modern medicine, and (iv) the role of nature and culture in supporting well-being-natural and cultural capital. The narratives and choice of images by the children illustrate some issues and experiences. These findings also highlighted the importance of considering and exploring how children's experiences and interactions with their habitat, nature and their physical environment impacts on their health and well-being.
我们促进儿童赋权的能力取决于我们理解他们的价值观和经历的能力。本研究旨在探讨玻利维亚儿童对 COVID-19 的体验。本研究采用了参与式行动研究方法，即摄影心声，涉及焦点小组、个人访谈以及参与者使用相机来捕捉他们的现实并通过照片表达他们的想法。从玻利维亚梅卡帕卡市的一所学校招募了 10 名 12-15 岁的参与者。采用主题分析来识别和报告响应模式。通过分析得出了四个主题：（i）生病的悲伤和恐惧，（ii）在线学习的挑战，（iii）传统知识与现代医学之间的紧张关系，以及（iv）自然和文化在支持福祉方面的作用——自然和文化资本。儿童的叙述和图片选择说明了一些问题和体验。这些发现还强调了考虑和探索儿童的体验以及他们与栖息地、自然和物理环境的互动如何影响他们的健康和福祉的重要性。
