A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol
Plain English Summary In this protocol paper, we propose a participatory action research based on the health promotion approach to address youth violence in Sri Lanka which has hitherto not been addressed effectively. We selected this topic in the context where youth violence has become a major publ...
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| author | Nadeeka Rathnayake Kalpani Abhayasinghe Jayamal De Silva G. N. Duminda Guruge |
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| description | Plain English Summary In this protocol paper, we propose a participatory action research based on the health promotion approach to address youth violence in Sri Lanka which has hitherto not been addressed effectively. We selected this topic in the context where youth violence has become a major public health issue in low and middle-income countries. Since, empowering young people in preventing violence is vital, this study aims to empower the youth of a technical college in Matale district, Sri Lanka to carry out activities among themselves to address youth violence. Thus, we will select eighty students from a Sri Lankan technical college for the study. The students will involve themselves in all stages of the study as research collaborators. We will collectively identify the risk factors of youth violence, design and implement actions to address those risk factors with active youth involvement. The data will be mainly collected before and after the actions to identify the changes in knowledge, perceptions and behaviours that have been taken following the actions. The students who participate in the study will ultimately gain knowledge and skills to address violence in their college and other settings. Further, it will reduce their risk of becoming an offender or a victim of violence. This study is expected to generate effective youth-led, culturally appropriate actions to address youth violence in a selected setting. The findings will be helpful for Sri Lanka and similar low and middle-income countries to create safe environments for youth in educational institutes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ac122bb6be5458baafe71b159d9b84c2022-12-22T03:26:23ZengBMCResearch Involvement and Engagement2056-75292022-10-018111510.1186/s40900-022-00393-3A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocolNadeeka Rathnayake0Kalpani Abhayasinghe1Jayamal De Silva2G. N. Duminda Guruge3Department of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri LankaDepartment of Nursing & Midwifery, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri JayewardenepuraDepartment of Health Promotion, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri LankaPlain English Summary In this protocol paper, we propose a participatory action research based on the health promotion approach to address youth violence in Sri Lanka which has hitherto not been addressed effectively. We selected this topic in the context where youth violence has become a major public health issue in low and middle-income countries. Since, empowering young people in preventing violence is vital, this study aims to empower the youth of a technical college in Matale district, Sri Lanka to carry out activities among themselves to address youth violence. Thus, we will select eighty students from a Sri Lankan technical college for the study. The students will involve themselves in all stages of the study as research collaborators. We will collectively identify the risk factors of youth violence, design and implement actions to address those risk factors with active youth involvement. The data will be mainly collected before and after the actions to identify the changes in knowledge, perceptions and behaviours that have been taken following the actions. The students who participate in the study will ultimately gain knowledge and skills to address violence in their college and other settings. Further, it will reduce their risk of becoming an offender or a victim of violence. This study is expected to generate effective youth-led, culturally appropriate actions to address youth violence in a selected setting. The findings will be helpful for Sri Lanka and similar low and middle-income countries to create safe environments for youth in educational institutes.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00393-3Action researchEmpowermentHealth promotionQualitativeStudentsTechnical colleges |
| spellingShingle | Nadeeka Rathnayake Kalpani Abhayasinghe Jayamal De Silva G. N. Duminda Guruge A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol Research Involvement and Engagement Action research Empowerment Health promotion Qualitative Students Technical colleges |
| title | A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol |
| title_full | A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol |
| title_fullStr | A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol |
| title_full_unstemmed | A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol |
| title_short | A health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in Sri Lanka guided by the participatory action research approach: a study protocol |
| title_sort | health promotion intervention to address youth violence among students in a technical college in sri lanka guided by the participatory action research approach a study protocol |
| topic | Action research Empowerment Health promotion Qualitative Students Technical colleges |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-022-00393-3 |
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