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, Peter
    Title 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 book
    Copyright Holder author(s)
    Copyright Year 2023
    Copyright type Creative commons
    ISSN 1609-4069
    DOI 10.1177/16094069231183606
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