Barriers and facilitators to healthy active living in South Asian families in Canada: a thematic analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The study objective was to understand the barriers and facilitators to healthy active living in South Asian families living in Canada.

Design

Semi-structured interviews of 30-60-minute duration with South Asian women with young families, and analysed using a thematic analytical approach.

Setting

Community-dwelling South Asian women interviewed in the home environment or by phone.

Participants

Fifteen married South Asian women (mean age=34.2 years) living in the Peel region of Ontario, Canada, with at least 1 child under the age of 5 years. The majority of women had immigrated to Canada (13/15), during a 5-10-year interval preceding interviews.

Results

57 different codes were derived from 18 interview hours, and further evaluated through member

SUBMITTER: Mirza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9660572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature