Document Type
Article
Department
Institute for Human Development
Abstract
We utilized a socio-ecological model to explore views from 85 young people and 10 local stakeholders on forms and underlying factors for unintentional injury, violence, self-harm, and suicidal behavior of adolescents in Kilifi County, Kenya. Young people took part in 11 focus group discussions, whereas 10 in-depth interviews were conducted with the local stakeholders. Road traffic accidents, falls, fights, sexual and gender-based violence, theft, and vandalism were viewed as common. There was an overlap of risk factors, especially at intra- and interpersonal levels (gender, poverty, substance use, parenting behavior, school drop-out). Some broader-level risk factors were insecure neighborhoods and risky sources of livelihood. Research is needed to quantify burden and to pilot feasible injury prevention interventions in this setting.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Health Psychology Open
Recommended Citation
Ssewanyana, D.,
Baar, A.,
Mwangala, P. N.,
Newton, C. R.,
Abubakar, A.
(2019). Inter-relatedness of underlying factors for injury and violence among adolescents in rural coastal Kenya: A qualitative study. Health Psychology Open, 6(1).
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