Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania
Objectives: To define key stressors experienced and coping behaviours within poor agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Descriptive qualitative study incorporating inductive thematic analysis. Participants: 81 participants purposely sampled, stratified by age (adolescents and young a...
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| author | Hall, Brian J. Garabiles, Melissa R. de Hoop, Jacobus Pereira, Audrey Prencipe, Leah Palermo, Tia |
| author_browse | Garabiles, Melissa R. Hall, Brian J. Palermo, Tia Pereira, Audrey Prencipe, Leah de Hoop, Jacobus |
| author_facet | Hall, Brian J. Garabiles, Melissa R. de Hoop, Jacobus Pereira, Audrey Prencipe, Leah Palermo, Tia |
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| description | Objectives: To define key stressors experienced and coping behaviours within poor agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Design: Descriptive qualitative study incorporating inductive thematic analysis.
Participants: 81 participants purposely sampled, stratified by age (adolescents and young adults) and sex
Setting: The study was conducted in villages in Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania.
Results: Stressors were thematically grouped into those directly related to poverty and the lack of basic necessities (eg, food insecurity), and additional stressors (eg, drought) that worsen poverty-related stress. Impacts on functioning, health and well-being and key coping behaviours, both positive and negative, were identified. The findings together inform a more nuanced view of stress within these contexts.
Conclusion: Although participants were asked to provide general reflections about stress in their community, the salience of poverty-related stressors was ubiquitously reflected in respondents’ responses. Poverty-related stressors affect development, well-being and gender-based violence. Future research should focus on interventions to alleviate poverty-related stress to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1455412024-10-29T06:58:43Z Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania Hall, Brian J. Garabiles, Melissa R. de Hoop, Jacobus Pereira, Audrey Prencipe, Leah Palermo, Tia stress development gender adolescents health climate youth adolescence (human) environment food security behaviour poverty climate change Objectives: To define key stressors experienced and coping behaviours within poor agrarian communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Descriptive qualitative study incorporating inductive thematic analysis. Participants: 81 participants purposely sampled, stratified by age (adolescents and young adults) and sex Setting: The study was conducted in villages in Ghana, Malawi, and Tanzania. Results: Stressors were thematically grouped into those directly related to poverty and the lack of basic necessities (eg, food insecurity), and additional stressors (eg, drought) that worsen poverty-related stress. Impacts on functioning, health and well-being and key coping behaviours, both positive and negative, were identified. The findings together inform a more nuanced view of stress within these contexts. Conclusion: Although participants were asked to provide general reflections about stress in their community, the salience of poverty-related stressors was ubiquitously reflected in respondents’ responses. Poverty-related stressors affect development, well-being and gender-based violence. Future research should focus on interventions to alleviate poverty-related stress to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 2019-10-23 2024-06-21T09:04:38Z 2024-06-21T09:04:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145541 en Open Access BMJ Hall, Brian J.; Garabiles, Melissa R.; de Hoop, Jacobus; Pereira, Audrey; Prencipe, Leah; and Palermo, Tia. 2019. Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania. BMJ Open 9(10): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027047 |
| spellingShingle | stress development gender adolescents health climate youth adolescence (human) environment food security behaviour poverty climate change Hall, Brian J. Garabiles, Melissa R. de Hoop, Jacobus Pereira, Audrey Prencipe, Leah Palermo, Tia Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title_full | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title_short | Perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty-related stressors: a qualitative study in Ghana, Malawi and Tanzania |
| title_sort | perspectives of adolescent and young adults on poverty related stressors a qualitative study in ghana malawi and tanzania |
| topic | stress development gender adolescents health climate youth adolescence (human) environment food security behaviour poverty climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145541 |
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