Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change
Over 8 million children in Uganda are considered vulnerable to various forms of maltreatment, of which sexual violence is experienced by 26 girls daily. In the context of Ugandan sport, the types and magnitude of violence against child and young athletes is yet to be determined. The study aims to: (...
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| author | Eva Tumwiine Kisakye Dikaia Chatziefstathiou Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu |
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| description | Over 8 million children in Uganda are considered vulnerable to various forms of maltreatment, of which sexual violence is experienced by 26 girls daily. In the context of Ugandan sport, the types and magnitude of violence against child and young athletes is yet to be determined. The study aims to: (1) examine the barriers associated with prioritizing and implementing policies and programs to safeguard child and young athletes against harassment and abuse in Uganda as perceived by local stakeholders across Ugandan sport, and (2) offer a rights-based framework for implementing positive change in sport safeguarding in Uganda and other countries of similar cultural backgrounds. The study includes eleven (n = 11) purposively selected participants: athletes, coaches, medical practitioners, and policy makers, all born and living in Uganda. This is a qualitative inquiry that involves online in-depth interviews. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) guides our exploratory analysis to examine context-specific barriers to better inform key recommendations for interventions. A rights-based, multi-contextual framework (TRAUMA) with multi-stakeholder engagement is proposed as a culturally tailored response for the safeguarding of child and young athletes in Uganda and other similar cultural backgrounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7915305f59c341e5b6570fb7be45b74b2023-11-24T15:06:19ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-10-01121158810.3390/socsci12110588Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive ChangeEva Tumwiine Kisakye0Dikaia Chatziefstathiou1Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu2School of Psychology and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury CT1 1QU, UKSchool of Psychology and Life Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury CT1 1QU, UKDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06510, USAOver 8 million children in Uganda are considered vulnerable to various forms of maltreatment, of which sexual violence is experienced by 26 girls daily. In the context of Ugandan sport, the types and magnitude of violence against child and young athletes is yet to be determined. The study aims to: (1) examine the barriers associated with prioritizing and implementing policies and programs to safeguard child and young athletes against harassment and abuse in Uganda as perceived by local stakeholders across Ugandan sport, and (2) offer a rights-based framework for implementing positive change in sport safeguarding in Uganda and other countries of similar cultural backgrounds. The study includes eleven (n = 11) purposively selected participants: athletes, coaches, medical practitioners, and policy makers, all born and living in Uganda. This is a qualitative inquiry that involves online in-depth interviews. The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) guides our exploratory analysis to examine context-specific barriers to better inform key recommendations for interventions. A rights-based, multi-contextual framework (TRAUMA) with multi-stakeholder engagement is proposed as a culturally tailored response for the safeguarding of child and young athletes in Uganda and other similar cultural backgrounds.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/11/588child athleteyoung athletemaltreatmentabusesportUganda |
| spellingShingle | Eva Tumwiine Kisakye Dikaia Chatziefstathiou Yetsa A. Tuakli-Wosornu Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change Social Sciences child athlete young athlete maltreatment abuse sport Uganda |
| title | Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change |
| title_full | Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change |
| title_fullStr | Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change |
| title_full_unstemmed | Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change |
| title_short | Breaking the Silence: Perceived Barriers to Safeguarding Child and Young Athletes in Uganda and a Rights-Based Framework for Positive Change |
| title_sort | breaking the silence perceived barriers to safeguarding child and young athletes in uganda and a rights based framework for positive change |
| topic | child athlete young athlete maltreatment abuse sport Uganda |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/11/588 |
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