ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2010
Barriers to outdoor physical activity in wintertime among Somali youth.
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- Effects of a lifestyle programme on accelerometer-measured physical activity level and sedentary time on overweight and obese women of Somali background living in Norway.BMC public health · 2025Trial
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- Physical activity levels and associated factors among Rohingya older adults living in the refugee camp in Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- The Relationship Between Nature and Immigrants' Integration, Wellbeing and Physical Activity: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
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- Overweight and Obesity in Children of Immigrant Versus Native Parents: Exploring a Local Setting in Portugal.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies of Muslim Females' Perceptions of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Recognition of Barriers to Physical Activity Promotion in Immigrant Children in Spain: A Qualitative Case Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Physical Activity Programming Advertised on Websites of U.S. Islamic Centers: A Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Somali, Latino and Hmong parents' perceptions and approaches about raising healthy-weight children: a community-based participatory research study.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- The Health of Arab Americans in the United States: An Updated Comprehensive Literature Review.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- Culturally adapting a physical activity intervention for Somali women: the need for theory and innovation to promote equity.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Parental views of children's physical activity: a qualitative study with parents from multi-ethnic backgrounds living in England.BMC public health · 2015Article
- Physical Activity Patterns Among Somali Adolescents in Minnesota.Journal of physical activity & health · 2015Article
- Beyond Culture and Language: Access to Diabetes Preventive Health Services among Somali Women in Norway.Journal of diabetes research · 2015Article
- A pilot study of health priorities of Somalis living in Kansas City: laying the groundwork for CBPR.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2014Article
- Physical activity among Somali men in Minnesota: barriers, facilitators, and recommendations.American journal of men's health · 2014Article
- Determinants of physical activity among Somali women living in Maine.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2012Article
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Abstract
To identify barriers to outdoor physical activity in winter among Somali youth in Maine. Despite the many proven health benefits of physical activity among children, such as cardiovascular fitness and health status as an adult, there has been a decrease in physical activity among children in recent years. Specifically, children who are of low socio-economic status or are from communities where many immigrants are at increased risk for developing obesity. Immigrants are also less likely to be physically active. There are many potential barriers to wintertime physical activity among Somali youth in Maine, such as lack of financial resources, transportation, proper winter clothing, and appropriate knowledge of winter safety, and language and cultural barriers. For females, different attire required for outdoor activity may be a barrier. Somali parents and children were recruited from Portland, Maine to participate in focus groups led by a trained facilitator with a Somali translator and cultural broker. Transcripts were coded using NVIVO software to identify barriers to physical activity among Somali youth outside in winter. Eight focus groups were conducted. Sixty-one Somali community members were recruited. Participants felt outdoor physical activity is important, but note that it is decreased in winter. Barriers to outdoor activity in winter cited by focus group participants were lack of resources, health concerns, gender barriers for females, and knowledge barriers. Concern over lack of supervision while children play outside was also cited. This study revealed many of the underlying beliefs, barriers and cultural issues that impact Somali families' intention to be active and ability to be active outdoors in winter. These findings can be used to generate research hypotheses and public health interventions regarding outdoor physical activity among Somali youth.
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