ArticleProgress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action2015
Somali Perspectives on Physical Activity: PhotoVoice to Address Barriers and Resources in San Diego.
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- Barriers to physical activity in women from ethnic minority groups: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2025Pooled it
- Social capital in the prevention and management of non-communicable diseases among migrants and refugees: a systematic review and meta-ethnography.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- 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
- Physical activity levels and associated factors among Rohingya older adults living in the refugee camp in Bangladesh.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- The Prevalence and Associated Factors of Underweight, Overweight and Obesity Among Somali Women: Evidence from Somali Health and Demographic Survey 2020.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- University students' resilience in post-pandemic period: a socio-ecological perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Empowerment through participation in community-based participatory research-effects of a physical activity promotion project among socially disadvantaged women.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Physical activity participation among Arab immigrants and refugees in Western societies: A scoping review.Preventive medicine reports · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review of the Health of African Immigrant and Refugee Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Critical Appraisal of Qualitative Studies of Muslim Females' Perceptions of Physical Activity Barriers and Facilitators.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Using Photovoice to Examine Physical Activity in the Urban Context and Generate Policy Recommendations: The Heart Healthy Hoods 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
- 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
- Culturally adapting a physical activity intervention for Somali women: the need for theory and innovation to promote equity.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Article
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backgroundAlthough many immigrants enter the United States with a healthy body weight, this health advantage disappears the longer they reside in the United States. To better understand the complexities of obesity change within a cultural framework, a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach, PhotoVoice, was used, focusing on physical activity among Muslim Somali women.
objectivesThe CBPR partnership was formed to identify barriers and resources to engaging in physical activity with goals of advocacy and program development.
methodsMuslim Somali women (n=8) were recruited to participate, trained and provided cameras, and engaged in group discussions about the scenes they photographed.
resultsParticipants identified several barriers, including safety concerns, minimal culturally appropriate resources, and financial constraints. Strengths included public resources and a community support system. The CBPR process identified opportunities and challenges to collaboration and dissemination processes.
conclusionsThe findings laid the framework for subsequent program development and community engagement.
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