Grace, C; Begum, R; Subhani, S; Kopelman, P; Greenhalgh, T
(2008)
Prevention of type 2 diabetes in British Bangladeshis: qualitative study of community, religious, and professional perspectives.
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, 337 (a2010).
pp. 1-7.
ISSN 0959-535X
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1931
SGUL Authors: Kopelman, Peter Graham
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Abstract
Objective:To understand lay beliefs and attitudes, religious teachings, and professional perceptions in relation to diabetes prevention in the Bangladeshi community.
Design: Qualitative study (focus groups and semistructured interviews).
Setting: Tower Hamlets, a socioeconomically deprived London borough, United Kingdom.
Participants: Bangladeshi people without diabetes (phase 1), religious leaders and Islamic scholars (phase 2), and health professionals (phase 3).
Methods: 17 focus groups were run using purposive sampling in three sequential phases. Thematic analysis was used iteratively to achieve progressive focusing and to develop theory. To explore tensions in preliminary data fictional vignettes were created, which were discussed by participants in subsequent phases. The PEN-3 multilevel theoretical framework was used to inform data analysis and synthesis.
Results: Most lay participants accepted the concept of diabetes prevention and were more knowledgeable than expected. Practical and structural barriers to a healthy lifestyle were commonly reported. There was a strong desire to comply with cultural norms, particularly those relating to modesty. Religious leaders provided considerable support from Islamic teachings for messages about diabetes prevention. Some clinicians incorrectly perceived Bangladeshis to be poorly informed and fatalistic, although they also expressed concerns about their own limited cultural understanding.
Conclusion: Contrary to the views of health professionals and earlier research, poor knowledge was not the main barrier to healthy lifestyle choices. The norms and expectations of Islam offer many opportunities for supporting diabetes prevention. Interventions designed for the white population, however, need adaptation before they will be meaningful to many Bangladeshis. Religion may have an important part to play in supporting health promotion in this community. The potential for collaborative working between health educators and religious leaders should be explored further and the low cultural understanding of health professionals addressed.
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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited |
Keywords: |
Adult, Bangladesh, Choice Behavior, Cooking, Culture, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Health Status, Humans, Life Style, London, Male, Religion, Social Class, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, General & Internal, General & Internal Medicine, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL, SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY, HEALTH LITERACY, HEART-DISEASE, LIFE-STYLE, POPULATION, ADHERENCE, KNOWLEDGE, RISK, CARE, INTERVENTIONS, General & Internal Medicine, 1117 Public Health And Health Services |
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BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL |
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0959-535X |
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4 November 2008 | Published |
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WOS:000261235900001 |
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https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/107148 |
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a1931 |
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