Health promotion of adolescents in the rural context: a photovoice study.

• Main Authors: Anny Giselly Milhome da Costa (Author), Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1676-4285
• Keywords: adolescent health; photography; rural health; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2009)

<span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt">Living in rural areas and/or rural<strong> </strong>laying is considered a determiner factor of adolescents' social vulnerability . The objective of this study is: to analyze the adolescents' views of rural health based on the process of listening/speech/reflection. It is a C</span><span style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-size: 10pt">ommunity-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with a qualitative approach, which had as theoretical reference the Critical Education of Paulo Freire linked to Social Documentary Photography. The participants will be twenty-six adolescents between 12 and 18 years old who live in a rural area of Ceará, Brazil. The data collection will be carried out through the photovoice method, in which the participants receive cameras and catch images about their health reality. <span> </span>The phases of the study will be: publication/selection of participants, 15 group meetings and data analyses. When we know the adolescents' view of rural health, we will be able to promote a process of critical reflection in groups and to generate proposals for solutions of local problems.</span></span>