title: Participatory mapping in low-resource settings: Three novel methods used to engage Kenyan youth and other community members in community-based HIV prevention research.
abstract: Understanding the link between health and place can strengthen the design of health interventions, particularly in the context of HIV prevention. Individuals who might one day participate in such interventions - including youth - may further improve the design if engaged in a meaningful way in the formative research process. Increasingly, participatory mapping methods are being used to achieve both aims. We describe the development of three innovative mapping methods for engaging youth in formative community-based research: 'dot map' focus groups, geocaching games, and satellite imagery-assisted daily activity logs. We demonstrate that these methods are feasible and acceptable in a low-resource, rural African setting. The discussion outlines the merits of each method and considers possible limitations.
authors.affiliation: a Duke Global Health Institute , Durham , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: a Duke Global Health Institute , Durham , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Virginia Rieck
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.affiliation: a Duke Global Health Institute , Durham , NC , USA.|b Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research , Muhuru Bay , Kenya.|c Department of Biology , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Sherryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Broverman
authors.affiliation: b Women's Institute for Secondary Education and Research , Muhuru Bay , Kenya.
authors.forename: Benson
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ogwang
authors.affiliation: a Duke Global Health Institute , Durham , NC , USA.|d Department of Psychology and Neuroscience , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA.
authors.forename: Eve S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Puffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D003150:Community Health Workers; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008377:Maps as Topic; D010290:Parents; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D000070777:School Teachers; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D047568:Unsafe Sex / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology
keywords: CBPR; Kenya; Participatory mapping; methods; youth