Mi Cuerpo, Nuestra Responsabilidad: Using Photovoice to describe the assets and barriers to sexual and reproductive health among Latinos in North Carolina

Authors

Barbara Baquero, University of Iowa, College of Public Health Department of Community and Behavioral HealthFollow
Shira Goldman, Northwestern UniversityFollow
Florence Siman, El Pueblo Inc.Follow
Sadiya Muqueeth, Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFollow
Laura Villa-Torres, University of North CarolinaFollow
Eugenia Eng, University of North CarolinaFollow
Scott D. Rhodes, Wake Forest UniversityFollow

Keywords

Latinos; Sexual and Reproductive Health; Qualitative Research; Community based Participatory Research; Community Health Workers; Photovoice

Disciplines

Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Public Health | Public Health Education and Promotion | Women's Health

Abstract

Latinos in North Carolina experience disparities in sexual and reproductive health. To identify and explore assets for and barriers to sexual and reproductive health in the Latino community, an academic-community partnership engaged community health workers (CHW) in Photovoice, a participatory qualitative research methodology. Five sessions were completed in which CHW agreed on photo assignments and discussed the photos. Themes included the role of men, cultural taboos, and the effect of undocumented immigrant status on access to resources. Findings were presented at a community forum. Building on the strengths of CHW to reduce barriers to sexual and reproductive health is a viable strategy to address disparities.

Recommended Citation

Baquero, Barbara; Goldman, Shira; Siman, Florence; Muqueeth, Sadiya; Villa-Torres, Laura; Eng, Eugenia; and Rhodes, Scott D. (2014) "Mi Cuerpo, Nuestra Responsabilidad: Using Photovoice to describe the assets and barriers to sexual and reproductive health among Latinos in North Carolina," Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/jhdrp/vol7/iss1/7