Ethnic Differences in Facilitators and Barriers to Lifestyle Management After Childbirth: A Multi-Methods Study Using the TDF and COM-B Model.

ABSTRACT: Background: Understanding ethnic differences in factors influencing healthy lifestyles postpartum is vital for informing effective lifestyle engagement strategies for women from specific ethnic groups. We aimed to explore ethnic differences in facilitators and barriers to lifestyle management among women after childbirth. Methods: In this multi-methods study, women within 5 years of childbirth in Australia were recruited in a cross-sectional survey (n = 478) and semi-structured interviews (n = 17). Ethnicity was categorised as Oceanian, Asian and Other, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Chi-square tests were used to compare the survey responses between groups. Qualitative data were thematically analysed, with identified themes mapped to the Theoretical Domains

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11769254 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature