Qualitative Comic Book Mapping: Developing Comic Books Informed by Lived Experiences of Refugee Youth to Advance Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Stigma Reduction in a Humanitarian Setting in Uganda
Logie, Carmen H., Okumu, Moses, McAlpine, Alyssa, Odong Lukone, Simon, Kisubi, Nelson, Loutet, Miranda G., Berry, Isha, MacKenzie, Frannie and Kyambadde, Peter, (2023). Qualitative Comic Book Mapping: Developing Comic Books Informed by Lived Experiences of Refugee Youth to Advance Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Stigma Reduction in a Humanitarian Setting in Uganda. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 22 1-14
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Sub-type Journal article Author Logie, Carmen H.
Okumu, Moses
McAlpine, Alyssa
Odong Lukone, Simon
Kisubi, Nelson
Loutet, Miranda G.
Berry, Isha
MacKenzie, Frannie
Kyambadde, PeterTitle Qualitative Comic Book Mapping: Developing Comic Books Informed by Lived Experiences of Refugee Youth to Advance Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Stigma Reduction in a Humanitarian Setting in Uganda Appearing in International Journal of Qualitative Methods Volume 22 Publication Date 2023-06-23 Place of Publication Florida Publisher SAGE journals Start page 1 End page 14 Language eng Abstract Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a persistent concern in humanitarian contexts, yet there is a dearth of SGBV prevention and post-rape clinical care interventions tailored for refugee youth. Graphic medicine, the use of images and text such as in comic books, has been employed to depict lived experiences to promote health, wellbeing, and education. Comic books provide a low-cost, youth-friendly approach to health promotion that is accessible to varying literacy levels. Limited research, however, has described the process of developing graphic medicine approaches for SGBV prevention and sexual violence stigma reduction with and for refugee youth in humanitarian settings. To address this knowledge gap, this paper shares a Qualitative Comic Book Mapping approach, whereby qualitative data alongside theoretical and empirical SGBV literature informed the development of comic book scenarios with refugee youth aged 16-24 in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Uganda. Steps included conducting focus groups and in-depth individual interviews with 78 community members (youth, elders, service providers) in Bidi Bidi to explore SGBV lived experiences among refugee youth in Bidi Bidi and ideas for solutions to reduce SGBV and related stigma, in addition to improving post-rape care experiences and engagement. The Qualitative Comic Book Mapping approach involved: a) thematic analysis of qualitative data and identification of overarching themes; b) aligning qualitative themes with theories of change for SGBV prevention and stigma reduction; and c) co-developing comic book scenarios with refugee youth peer navigators and community experts to integrate SGBV prevention and stigma reduction theory with refugee youth lived experiences. The final comic book involved five youth-focused scenarios and was integrated in an intervention with refugee youth, including providing youth with a blank version of the comic book to complete themselves. We share how theoretically-informed comic books can be developed from qualitative data with refugee youth in a humanitarian setting. Keyword sexual violence
gender-based violence
refugees
youth
Uganda
focus groups
interviews
graphic medicine
comic bookCopyright Holder author(s) Copyright Year 2023 Copyright type Creative commons ISSN 1609-4069 DOI 10.1177/16094069231183606 -
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