Photovoice as a participatory health promotion strategy of university students during the pandemic
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covid-19, universities, confrontation, mental healthAbstract
This study aimed to describe the perception of university students about the pandemic through a strategy using PhotoVoice. This is a qualitative, descriptive-exploratory study. 11 university students participated, invited through the dissemination of a link through social media. The methodology used was the participatory health promotion strategy using PhotoVoice. Two individual interviews were carried out to collect photographs and reports about the experience with the pandemic, as well as coping strategies. Data analysis took place through the intersection between the ethnographic model and content analysis. Three themes were identified: the pandemic, when university students reported the negative feelings aroused; the home office, which became a reality in the lives of university students during this period; and coping, which identified the adaptive strategies used. It is concluded that the PhotoVoice strategy made it possible to describe the perception of university students about the pandemic.
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