ArticleAmerican journal of men's health2014
Physical activity among Somali men in Minnesota: barriers, facilitators, and recommendations.
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- New Checkbox, Now What? A Scoping Review to Guide Health Research among Middle Eastern and North African Communities.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Time in the United States and walking for physical activity among Black Californians: Findings from the California Health Interview Survey (2012-2017).Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- African Immigrant Health: The Health Promotion Beliefs of Zimbabwean Immigrants in the United States.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2022Article
- Assessment of physical activity and its facilitators and barriers among Syrian refugees living in Amman City, Jordan: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Correlates of Experience and Intention to Receive Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Cross-Sectional Study Among East African Men in the U.S.The journal of primary prevention · 2021Article
- Long-Term Physical Health Outcomes of Resettled Refugee Populations in the United States: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors Among Somali Immigrants and Refugees.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2021Article
- Physical activity participation among Arab immigrants and refugees in Western societies: A scoping review.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- Positive impact on vitamin D related lifestyle of medical advice in pregnant Somali-born women and new mothers: a mixed method study in Swedish primary care.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Resettled Syrian refugees in Jordan: Survival or health promotion.Nursing open · 2021Article
- Physical Activity among Adults with Low Socioeconomic Status Living in Industrialized Countries: A Meta-Ethnographic Approach to Understanding Socioecological Complexities.Journal of environmental and public health · 2020Review
- Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies of Muslim Females' Perceptions of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Dance and Hometown Associations are Promising Strategies to Improve Physical Activity Participation Among US Nigerian Transnational Immigrants.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2018Article
- The Health of Arab Americans in the United States: An Updated Comprehensive Literature Review.Frontiers in public health · 2018Article
- "One Big Family": Pastoral Care and Treatment Seeking in an Egyptian Coptic Church in England.Journal of religion and health · 2017Article
- The Physical Activity-Related Barriers and Facilitators Perceived by Men Living in Rural Communities.American journal of men's health · 2017Article
- Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health (FAITH!): An Application of the American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7™ among Midwestern African-Americans.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2017Article
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Abstract
Immigrants and refugees arrive to the United States healthier than the general population, but this advantage declines with increasing duration of residence. One factor contributing to this decline is suboptimal physical activity, but reasons for this are poorly understood. Persons from Somalia represent the largest African refugee population to the United States, yet little is known about perceptions of physical activity among Somali men. Somali members of a community-based participatory research partnership implemented three age-stratified focus groups and three semistructured interviews among 20 Somali men in Rochester, Minnesota. Team-based inductive analysis generated themes for barriers and facilitators to physical activity. Barriers to physical activity included less walking opportunities in the United States, embarrassment about exercise clothing and lack of familiarity with exercise equipment/modalities, fear of harassment, competing priorities, facility costs, transportation, and winter weather. Facilitators to physical activity included high knowledge about how to be active, success stories from others in their community as inspiration, and community cohesion. Findings may be used to derive interventions aimed to promote physical activity among Somali men in the United States.
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