ArticlePreventing chronic disease2016
Using Qualitative Methods to Understand Physical Activity and Weight Management Among Bangladeshis in New York City, 2013.
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- Factors facilitating and hindering South Asian immigrant adults from engaging in exercise and physical activity - a qualitative systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Prevention of type 2 diabetes in migrant populations from low- and middle-income countries living in high-income countries.Diabetologia · 2025Review
- Gender-related sociocultural factors impacting physical activity among female South Asians: A scoping review.Health behavior and policy review · 2024Article
- Barriers and enablers to engagement in exercise and physical activity in non-English speaking South Asian people with chronic musculoskeletal disease.BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- Addressing Financial Barriers to Health Care Among People Who are Low-Income and Insured in New York City, 2014-2017.Journal of community health · 2023Article
- A culturally adapted, social support-based, diabetes group visit model for Bangladeshi adults in the USA: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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- Predictors of Preventive Health Practices, Chronic Disease Burden and Health Status Among Underserved Bangladeshi Americans in Michigan.Journal of community 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
- Physical Activity Programming Advertised on Websites of U.S. Islamic Centers: A Content Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- A Culturally Tailored Community Health Worker Intervention Leads to Improvement in Patient-Centered Outcomes for Immigrant Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2018Article
- Understanding Dieting and Previous Weight Loss Attempts among Overweight and Obese Participants: Insights into My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at Work Program.Korean journal of family medicine · 2018Article
- Comorbidities and Ethnocultural Factors Limit the Physical Activity of Rural Sri Lankan Patients with Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of diabetes research · 2018Article
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introductionSouth Asians experience high rates of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, coupled with low rates of reported physical activity. We report findings from a qualitative sub-study that was conducted in 2013 among Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City to understand factors that affect physical activity practices and weight management in this community.
methodsQualitative study participants were recruited from community-based settings. Sex-specific focus groups were conducted by trained community health workers. Proceedings were audio-recorded for translation and transcription and coded using a constant comparative approach. Data were coded using Atlas.ti software.
resultsSix focus groups were completed with a final sample of 67 participants (63% male, 37% female). Mean participant age was 42 years; mean years of residence in the United States was 12. Key themes that emerged were beliefs about modesty and sex-separated facilities that may prevent women from engaging in physical activity. Distinctions were made between men and women about what constitutes exercise versus physical activity; religious prayer was considered to be health-promoting because of the movement involved. Other important themes that emerged were cultural dietary practices and evolving conceptions of healthy weight.
conclusionTailored interventions that take into account the cultural context of this growing community are needed. Findings may also provide insight into barriers to health promotion experienced by other US Muslim communities, which are growing rapidly.
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