ABSTRACT Addressing gender-based violence risks among displaced adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is challenging. Delivering interventions through mobile phone platforms could help overcome challenges and tailor services, but formative research to inform their development is lacking. We explored the feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone platforms to deliver interventions such as targeted public safety and information alerts to address gender-based violence (GBV) among Syrian AGYW in Izmir, Turkey. We conducted a qualitative study in August 2016 with 29 Syrian refugees aged 15 years and older through seven focus group discussions (three with young women, two with young men, and two with adults of mixed gender). Topics covered mobile phone usage and the perceived benefits and challenges of mobile phones for delivering interventions to address GBV. Discussions were led by trained facilitators, audio-recorded, transcribed and translated into English. Transcripts were coded and analyzed thematically. We found that access to mobile phones among AGYW was widespread and there were gendered expectations that influenced phone use. Key concerns among AGYW included perceived personal data security risks and data privacy as phones were commonly shared with family members. Most adults were supportive of targeted public safety and information alerts to promote safety among AGYW, but wanted to be consulted about content development. Piloting a short message service (SMS)-based intervention was challenging due to national-level restrictions on accessing mass SMS delivery mechanisms in a context of political unrest. In conclusion, mobile phones would provide a feasible platform to deliver GBV prevention interventions, such as public safety & information alerts, to AGYW if strategies to protect users’ privacy and minimize security risks are in place, and the community is involved in designing content. Their feasibility depends on access to mobile networks, which may be restricted in some settings.

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移动电话平台提供干预措施以解决土耳其伊兹密尔叙利亚少女和年轻女性中基于性别的暴力行为的可行性和可接受性

摘要解决流离失所的少女和年轻妇女中基于性别的暴力风险（AGYW）具有挑战性。通过移动电话平台提供干预措施可以帮助克服挑战和定制服务，但是尚缺乏形成信息的可扩展性研究。我们探讨了手机平台在土耳其伊兹密尔的叙利亚AGYW中提供针对性的公共安全和信息警报等干预措施的可行性和可接受性，以解决基于性别的暴力行为（GBV）。我们于2016年8月通过七次焦点小组讨论（29名15岁及15岁以上的叙利亚难民）进行了定性研究（3名与年轻妇女，两名与年轻男子以及两名与异性恋成年人在一起）。主题涵盖了移动电话的使用以及移动电话为解决GBV采取干预措施带来的好处和挑战。讨论由训练有素的主持人主持，进行录音，转录和翻译成英语。成绩单进行了编码和主题分析。我们发现，AGYW中使用手机的情况很普遍，而且性别期望影响了手机的使用。由于电话通常与家庭成员共享，AGYW的主要担忧包括个人数据安全风险和数据隐私。大多数成年人都支持有针对性的公共安全和信息警报，以提高AGYW的安全性，但希望就内容开发方面接受咨询。由于在政治动荡的背景下，国家层面限制访问大规模SMS传递机制，因此试行基于短消息服务（SMS）的干预具有挑战性。总之，如果制定了保护用户隐私和最小化安全风险的策略，并且社区参与了内容设计，那么移动电话将为向AGYW提供GBV预防干预措施（如公共安全和信息警报）提供一个可行的平台。它们的可行性取决于对移动网络的访问，在某些情况下可能会受到限制。如果制定了保护用户隐私并最大程度降低安全风险的策略，并且社区参与了内容设计，则向AGYW提出建议。它们的可行性取决于对移动网络的访问，在某些情况下可能会受到限制。如果制定了保护用户隐私并最大程度降低安全风险的策略，并且社区参与了内容设计，则向AGYW提出建议。它们的可行性取决于对移动网络的访问，在某些情况下可能会受到限制。