Participatory prioritizing of health, economic and macro-level interventions by adolescents and young women working in the artisanal mining sector in Ghana and Uganda.

Participatory prioritizing of health, economic and macro-level interventions by adolescents and young women working in the artisanal mining sector in Ghana and Uganda. | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 22 January 2026 V1 Latest version Share on Participatory prioritizing of health, economic and macro-level interventions by adolescents and young women working in the artisanal mining sector in Ghana and Uganda. Authors : Lydia Kapiriri 0000-0002-1237-6369 [email protected] , Betty Kwagala , David Owiredu , Hanna Chidwick , Deborah Mensah , Lydia Osei , and Stephen Wandera Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.176906716.68958797/v1 119 views 76 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Participatory approaches to decision making which involve the potential beneficiaries ensure that the decisions are acceptable and interventions effective. However, in cultures where adolescents and young women (AGYW) are marginalized, they lack access to decision-making processes- even when the decisions affect them. This is more so for undocumented AGYW who work in the informal artisanal mining sector. This paper reports on an approach that meaningfully engaged AGYW, from Uganda and Uganda, in a participatory decision making with regards to their health, and economic well being. The nominal group discussion technique supported AGYWs to identify the relevant priorities at the community, district and national levels. The AGYW identified the top priority interventions, which were validated by district and national level stakeholders. The provision of information and training if participants supported the AGYW to identify priorities which resonated with the decision makers. The process empowered the AGYW to advocate for the priority interventions. The participatory approach empowered the AGYW, and enabled them to meaningfully engage in priority setting and to advocate for themselves. The approaches used in this study are useful to researchers and decision makers who are interested in including vulnerable populations in decision making and programming. Supplementary Material File (21_01_26_anonymized_final_priority_setting_paper_with_references.docx) Download 123.20 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 22 January 2026 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords adolescent girls and young women artisenal mining communities ghana and uganda priority setting Authors Affiliations Lydia Kapiriri 0000-0002-1237-6369 [email protected] McMaster University Department of Health Aging & Society View all articles by this author Betty Kwagala Makerere University View all articles by this author David Owiredu University of Ghana School of Public Health View all articles by this author Hanna Chidwick McMaster University Department of Health Aging & Society View all articles by this author Deborah Mensah Northern Empowerment Association (NIA/GRID View all articles by this author Lydia Osei University of Ghana Department of Geography and Resource Development View all articles by this author Stephen Wandera Makerere University View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 119 views 76 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Lydia Kapiriri, Betty Kwagala, David Owiredu, et al. 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