TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in nativity, age and gender may impact health behavior and perspectives among Asian Indians
AU - Dhar, Sohini
AU - Gor, Beverly
AU - Banerjee, Deborah
AU - Krishnan, Sunil
AU - Dorai, V. K.
AU - Jones, Lovell
AU - Kabad, Kanchan
AU - Naik, Lakshmi Rai
AU - Legha, Sewa S.
AU - Pande, Mala
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Indian American Cancer Network, the National Institutes of Health through MD Anderson’s Cancer Center Support [grant number CA16672] and by National Cancer Institute [grant number K07CA160753 (MP)].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/7/4
Y1 - 2019/7/4
N2 - Objective: Identify health perspectives among Asian Indians in greater Houston area, to guide a tailored community wide survey. Design: Four focus groups of different ages, gender, and nativity were conducted at which participants were asked for their opinions about specific health topics. Key informant interviews were conducted with ten community leaders to validate focus group responses. Recordings from focus groups and key informant interviews were transcribed and analyzed. Results: Diabetes, cancer, and hypertension were primary health concerns. Common themes were sedentary lifestyle and poor health literacy. Older participants were more accepting of having familial hypertension and high cholesterol. Women were more concerned about health of family members and dietary habits. Perspectives differed on eating habits, physical activity, use of Western medicine, and smoking based on nativity. Responses from key informant interviews validated focus group findings. Conclusion: Perspectives on health may differ among Asian Indians depending on gender, age, and nativity.
AB - Objective: Identify health perspectives among Asian Indians in greater Houston area, to guide a tailored community wide survey. Design: Four focus groups of different ages, gender, and nativity were conducted at which participants were asked for their opinions about specific health topics. Key informant interviews were conducted with ten community leaders to validate focus group responses. Recordings from focus groups and key informant interviews were transcribed and analyzed. Results: Diabetes, cancer, and hypertension were primary health concerns. Common themes were sedentary lifestyle and poor health literacy. Older participants were more accepting of having familial hypertension and high cholesterol. Women were more concerned about health of family members and dietary habits. Perspectives differed on eating habits, physical activity, use of Western medicine, and smoking based on nativity. Responses from key informant interviews validated focus group findings. Conclusion: Perspectives on health may differ among Asian Indians depending on gender, age, and nativity.
KW - Asian Indians
KW - focus groups
KW - health behaviors and health perspectives
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U2 - 10.1080/13557858.2017.1346783
DO - 10.1080/13557858.2017.1346783
M3 - Article
C2 - 28669236
AN - SCOPUS:85021841513
SN - 1355-7858
VL - 24
SP - 484
EP - 494
JO - Ethnicity and Health
JF - Ethnicity and Health
IS - 5
ER -