Further, this group talked about mental health issues where the other groups did not. For instance, much of the self-advocacy work described in Theme 4 in of the focus group findings was done by young people, who highlighted their intersectional position of their age and gender as a specific barrier to healthcare access. The experiences and perspectives of the young women in the focus group sample were identified as particularly relevant to the intersectional investigation of discrimination and health.
Some participants in the ethnic minority focus group and the chronic illness focus group were also within this age range.
The gap in women's health inequalities related to young women prompted the decision to have one of the preliminary focus groups ( Part 2) aimed at young women aged 16-25 years. This prevention approach has been used specifically in relation to women's health in a report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, based on the life course approach and the understanding that women experience multiple challenges starting in early life.
One way of doing that is focusing on individuals earlier in the life course. There is broad recognition and support for prevention action to address health outcomes and inequalities within Scotland, as outlined in a discussion paper from Public Health Scotland. There is also good reason to focus on young people within public health research where we are taking a prevention perspective. Experiences starting at this age can impact on an individual for the rest of their lives, resulting in health outcomes later in life. Why focus on young women?Īdolescence and young adulthood are critical times in the life course for investigating health and social inequalities. It then describes the methods taken and the findings from the study. This section of the report presents the justification and process leading to focusing on young women in this research phase. Part 3 – In-depth interviews with women aged 16-25
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