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ArticleBMC public health2020

Social networks, health and identity: exploring culturally embedded masculinity with the Pakistani community, West Midlands, UK.

Farina Kokab, Sheila Greenfield, Antje Lindenmeyer, Manbinder Sidhu, Lynda Tait, Paramjit Gill

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Article in BMC public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Farina KokabInstitute of Applied Health Research, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK. F.kokab@bham.ac.uk.
Sheila GreenfieldInstitute of Applied Health Research, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Antje LindenmeyerSchool of Nursing, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Manbinder SidhuThe Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
Lynda TaitSchool of Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
Paramjit GillWarwick Medical School, Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
University of Birmingham · GBUniversity of Nottingham · GBUniversity of Warwick · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMigrants from South Asia living in developed countries have an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), with limited research into underlying social causes.

methodsWe used social capital as an interpretive lens to undertake analysis of exploratory qualitative interviews with three generations of at-risk migrant Pakistani men from the West Midlands, UK. Perceptions of social networks, trust, and cultural norms associated with access to healthcare (support and information) were the primary area of exploration.

resultsFindings highlighted the role of social networks within religious or community spaces embedded as part of ethnic enclaves. Local Mosques and gyms remained key social spaces, where culturally specific gender differences played out within the context of a diaspora community, defined ways in which individuals navigated their social spheres and influenced members of their family and community on health and social behaviours.

conclusionsThere are generational and age-based differences in how members use locations to access and develop social support for particular lifestyle choices. The pursuit of a healthier lifestyle varies across the diverse migrant community, determined by social hierarchies and socio-cultural factors. Living close to similar others can limit exposure to novel lifestyle choices and efforts need to be made to promote wider integration between communities and variety of locations catering to health and lifestyle.

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MasculinitySocial NetworkingHumansMalePakistanQualitative ResearchUnited KingdomIdentityMenPakistaniQualitativeSocial capital

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PMID32957934
PMCPMC7507824
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