Implementing community-based health promotion in socio-economically disadvantaged areas: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a gradient relationship between socio-economic status and health. We investigated the views and perceptions of health promotion service providers regarding factors that affect lack of engagement in public health initiatives by residents in socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) communities.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured interviews with a purposive sample of key providers (n = 15) of community-based health promotion services to elicit their views about engagement-related factors and their experiences of the provision, delivery and impact of health promotion in SED areas. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis.

Results

Failure to (i) recognise within SED communities, socio-cultural norms of health-related behaviour and (ii) communica

SUBMITTER: Lawlor ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7685857 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature