J Phys Act Health. 2018 Sep 1;15(9):671-678. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2017-0312. Epub 2018 Apr 20.
This descriptive qualitative study informed by an ecological framework explored factors influencing South Asian Muslim women's decisions to participate in a mosque-based physical activity intervention.
Individual, face-to-face, semistructured interviews were conducted in English, Hindi, or Urdu with 12 South Asian Muslim women at their home or mosque in Ontario, Canada. All interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and managed, sorted, and analyzed for themes through a process of descriptive analysis.
The participants described as follows: (1) intrapersonal facilitators, which included their feelings, beliefs, and motivations to continue with this intervention; (2) interpersonal facilitators detailing the support that they had received from others during the intervention; and (3) environmental facilitators, which highlighted convenience and access to physical activity opportunities in a local community setting.
This intervention displayed how South Asian Muslim women were motivated to continue with the mosque-based physical activity intervention due to interpersonal, intrapersonal, and environmental facilitators. The findings can be used to increase further understanding of how mosques may provide culturally and religiously sensitive contexts for physical activity interventions for South Asian Muslim women.
本描述性定性研究以生态框架为指导，探讨了影响南亚穆斯林妇女参与基于清真寺的身体活动干预的决策的因素。
在加拿大安大略省的家中或清真寺，以英语、印地语或乌尔都语对 12 名南亚穆斯林妇女进行了个人、面对面、半结构化访谈。所有访谈均进行了录音，并通过描述性分析的过程进行了逐字转录、管理、分类和主题分析。
参与者描述如下：（1）内在促进因素，包括她们继续进行这种干预的感受、信念和动机；（2）人际促进因素，详细说明了她们在干预期间获得的支持；（3）环境促进因素，突出了在当地社区环境中进行身体活动的便利性和可及性。
这项干预显示了南亚穆斯林妇女如何因人际、内在和环境促进因素而有动力继续参与基于清真寺的身体活动干预。这些发现可用于进一步了解清真寺如何为南亚穆斯林妇女的身体活动干预提供文化和宗教敏感的环境。
