"Butterflies in a jar": How girls and young women conceptualise wellbeing in conflict-affected Myanmar

IF 1.8 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SSM. Qualitative research in health Pub Date : 2025-01-07 DOI:10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100527
Isabelle Pearson , Meghna Ranganathan , Elaine Chase , Cing Van Kim , Giulia Greco , Ei Ei Soe , Khin Lae , Nandar Oo , Zin Mar Hlaing , Brooke Zobrist , Cathy Zimmerman
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Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, the country has been driven into further social, political and economic turmoil. The United Nations estimates that 18.6 million people need humanitarian support. Among those most affected are adolescent girls aged 10–19 years who, as adolescents and young women, face unique risks to their health and wellbeing and require tailored interventions to promote their health and wellbeing both now and in the future. Supporting adolescent girls and young women during conflict means addressing their increased risk of gender-based violence, forced marriage, disrupted education, and access to health services. There is limited evidence on the effects of Myanmar's current political situation on adolescent girls and young women, and even less on what can be done to support their health and wellbeing during this period of protracted instability. In this qualitative study, we used the capabilities approach to conceptualise wellbeing from the perspectives of adolescent girls and young women in Myanmar. Collaborating with four young female peer-researchers, we conducted 12 participatory focus group discussions with 73 girls from Yangon, Sagaing and Mandalay. Our findings identified key themes of wellbeing that were prioritised by our study population: education, agency, hope and happiness, which were being undermined by gender inequality and the ongoing conflict. This study highlights the benefits of the capabilities approach in identifying the complex wellbeing needs of adolescent girls and young women in crisis settings as a basis for programme design and implementation.
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