02374nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001260002300042653002500065653002100090653001700111653001800128653001000146653001300156653001100169653001100180100001000191700001400201700001300215700001400228700001200242700001500254700001500269700001300284700001400297700001800311700001500329245007500344856008700419300000900506490000700515520146500522022002501987       2024                            d  bInforma UK Limited10aCommunity engagement10aTheory of Change10aYouth groups10arelationships10aTrust10aResearch10aSkills10aHealth1 aEan M1 aTripura R1 aSothea P1 aSavoeun U1 aPeto TJ1 aBunthynn S1 aCallery JJ1 aSoviet U1 aDysoley L1 aYeong Cheah P1 aAdhikari B00aA youth advisory group on health and health research in rural Cambodia  uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/11287462.2024.2361968?needAccess=true  a1-220 v353 a<p>Engaging young people in health research has been promoted globally. We explored the outcomes of youth advisory group on health and research engagement (YAGHRE) in rural Cambodia. In May 2021, the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) partnered with a local health centre and a secondary school to establish a youth engagement group. Ten students underwent training and led health engagement activities in schools and communities. Activities were documented as field notes and audio-visual materials which underwent content analysis using theory of change supplemented by iterative discussions with YAGHRE members and stakeholders. Five major outcomes were identified: 1. Increased respect. Engagement activities developed based on input from students and stakeholders may have fostered greater respect. 2. Built trust and relationships. Frequent visits to MORU’s laboratory and interactions with researchers appeared to contribute to the building of trust and relationship. 3. Improved health and research literacy. Learning new health and research topics, through participatory activities may have improved literacy; 4. Improved uptake of health and research interventions. Health promotional activities and communication with research participants potentially increased the uptake of interventions; 5. Improved community health. YAGHRE’s health promotional interventions may have contributed in enhancing community’s health.</p>
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