Perceptions of Dietary Habits and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes among Congolese Immigrants
| Autor: | Daudet Ilunga Tshiswaka, Dyna Miandabu Mulunda, Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts, Juliet Iwelunmor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male Gerontology Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Article Subject Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism media_common.quotation_subject Immigration Psychological intervention Black People Emigrants and Immigrants Health knowledge Type 2 diabetes lcsh:Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Endocrinology Risk Factors Perception Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Sociocultural evolution Life Style media_common lcsh:RC648-665 030505 public health business.industry Life style Feeding Behavior Middle Aged medicine.disease United States Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Female 0305 other medical science business Culturally appropriate Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol 2017 (2017) Journal of Diabetes Research |
| ISSN: | 2314-6753 2314-6745 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/4736176 |
| Popis: | Objective. To explore the perceptions of dietary habits and type 2 diabetes risk among Congolese immigrants living in the US. Methods. Data were collected from 20 in-depth interviews and photo-elicitation techniques conducted with Congolese immigrants. The PEN-3 cultural model was used as a guide to analyze the data collected. Results. Participants identified positive, existential, and negative perceptions, enablers, and nurturers associated with dietary habits and type 2 diabetes risk. Participants also acknowledged intrinsic cultural ways of understanding and interpreting the interaction between dietary habits and type 2 diabetes risk among the Congolese people which may influence their health-seeking practices. Conclusions. The findings underscore the importance of culture and how sociocultural factors may play a role with designing culturally appropriate interventions aimed at addressing the risk for type 2 diabetes among Congolese immigrants in the US. |
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