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ReviewBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz2025

An approach to capturing the cultural contexts of health behaviours.

Veerle Snijders, Katrine Bach Habersaat, Robert Böhm, Edward Fischer, Felicity Thomas, Julie Leask, Martha Scherzer, Alona Mazhnaia, Nils Fietje

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Review in Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Veerle SnijdersBehavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100, København, Denmark.
Katrine Bach HabersaatBehavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100, København, Denmark.
Robert BöhmDepartment of Occupational, Economic, and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Edward FischerDepartment of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. edward.f.fischer@vanderbilt.edu.
Felicity ThomasDepartment of Health and Community Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
Julie LeaskSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Martha ScherzerBehavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100, København, Denmark.
Alona MazhnaiaBehavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100, København, Denmark.
Nils FietjeBehavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, UN City, Marmorvej 51, 2100, København, Denmark.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between cultural contexts and health behaviours, emphasising the need for a comprehensive understanding of cultural influences and acknowledging the limitations of current approaches to health behaviours in unpacking cultural dimensions of health behaviours. We argue that health behaviours, which are integral to achieving good health and health equity, are deeply intertwined with the cultural frameworks within which they occur. In response to an increasing recognition among health authorities of the importance of health behaviours and their cultural dimensions, the paper discusses (1) the role of culture in shaping health behaviours, (2) the intersectionality of cultural identities, and (3) the systemic factors that contribute to health inequities. Using the World Health Organization Tailoring Health Programmes approach as a framework, we propose an approach to health programmes and policies that is behaviourally informed and culturally grounded. By advocating for a participatory, community-engaged approach and emphasising the importance of disaggregated data, the paper aims to inform future public health strategies that are more equitable, responsive, and effective in promoting health behaviours across diverse populations.

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Health BehaviorHealth PromotionGermanyHumansArts and healthCommunityParticipatory researchPublic healthSocial determinants

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PMID40788392
PMCPMC12391212

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