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Journal article
Perceptions of dietary habits and risk for type 2 diabetes among Congolese immigrants
Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol.2017, 4736176
2017
2017
PMID: 29259994
Web of Science ID: WOS:000414932100001
Abstract
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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- Title
- Perceptions of dietary habits and risk for type 2 diabetes among Congolese immigrants
- Publication Details
- Journal of Diabetes Research, Vol.2017, 4736176
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation; Nasr City, Cairo
- Series
- 2017
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- 2017 Daudet Ilunga Tshiswaka et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Identifiers
- WOS:000414932100001; 99380090326706600
- Academic Unit
- Public Health; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English