Learners' viewpoints on the possibilities and limitations imposed by social contexts on online group-based participatory interventions to address violence

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health concern amongst young people. Consequently, prevention efforts in the form of participatory interventions have been implemented, mainly in face-to-face settings. However, in recent years, there has been a growing interest to deliver participa...

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Published in:Global public health 2022-12, Vol.17 (12), p.3894-3911
Main Authors: Ndungu, Jane, Ngcobo-Sithole, Magnolia, Gibbs, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Communication
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Domestic violence
Familiarity
Health education
Humans
Internet
Intervention
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - prevention & control
IPV
Limitations
participatory interventions
Prevention
Prevention programs
Privacy
Public health
Public safety
Safety
Social Environment
South Africa
Teenagers
transformative communication
Violence
Young adults
Youth
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Summary:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health concern amongst young people. Consequently, prevention efforts in the form of participatory interventions have been implemented, mainly in face-to-face settings. However, in recent years, there has been a growing interest to deliver participatory IPV prevention interventions online, and this has been exacerbated by COVID-19 imposed limitations. There remain concerns, however, about the impact social contexts may have on transformative communication in participatory interventions online. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 learners (14-19 years) from Eastern Cape province, South Africa, to understand the possibilities and limitations that social contexts impose on online participatory IPV prevention interventions. Access to devices, reliable internet, and privacy in homes provided opportunities for online IPV prevention interventions, while limited privacy, safety, concentration, and familiarity with some apps online challenged young people's interest in online IPV prevention interventions. We also found that young people's greatest concern was around achieving trust, privacy and safety online. More evidence is needed on how trust, privacy, and safety, supportive of transformative communication, can be achieved online. Further, young people are active and strategic in their engagements online and their potential to generate creative relevant solutions to address these challenges is highlighted.
ISSN:1744-1692
1744-1706
DOI:10.1080/17441692.2022.2092182