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This version was published on August 1, 2007
Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 4, 669-685 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1090198106290395

Neighborhood-Level Factors and Youth Violence: Giving Voice to the Perceptions of Prominent Neighborhood Individuals

Michael A. Yonas, DrPH, MPH

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, michael_yonas{at}unc.edu

Patricia O'Campo, PhD

Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St. Michael's Hospital and University of Toronto, Canada

Jessica G. Burke, PhD, MHS

Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Andrea C. Gielen, ScD, ScM

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, Baltimore, Maryland

Youth violence is a significant public health problem. Although the relationship between neighborhood-level factors and urban youth violence is recognized, the specific mechanisms of this relationship are often unclear. Prominent neighborhood individuals were identified within four select low-income urban neighborhoods in Baltimore City. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore these individuals' perceptions of the relationship between social and structural neighborhood-level factors and urban youth violence. Employment opportunities, local businesses, trash management, vacant housing, and street lighting were perceived as important neighborhood factors influencing young people's experiences. The relationship between these neighborhood characteristics and the local illicit drug market and youth violence is highlighted. Results provide an enhanced understanding of the importance of using a participatory-based research approach and the mechanisms of the relationship between neighborhood-level factors and youth violence. Both are critical components in designing and implementing multilevel youth violence prevention efforts.

Key Words: neighborhood factors • participatory research • youth • violence • urban


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