Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.
PLoS One. 2021 Nov 3;16(11):e0259248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259248. eCollection 2021.
To understand the barriers to and motivations for physical activity among second-generation British Indian women.
Approximately 50% of British South Asians are UK-born, and this group is increasing as the second-generation also have children. Previous research into the barriers to and facilitators for physical activity has focused on migrant, first-generation populations. Qualitative research is needed to understand a) how we might further reduce the gap in physical activity levels between White British women and British Indian women and b) the different approaches that may be required for different generations.
Applying a socioecological model to take into account the wider social and physical contexts, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 28 Indian women living in Manchester, England. Interviews with first-generation British Indian women were also included to provide a comparator. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, thematically coded and analysed using a grounded theory approach.
Ways of socialising, concerns over appearance while being physically active, safety concerns and prioritising educational attainment in adolescence were all described as barriers to physical activity in second-generation British Indian women. Facilitators for physical activity included acknowledging the importance of taking time out for oneself; religious beliefs and religious groups promoting activity; being prompted by family illness; positive messages in both the media and while at school, and having local facilities to use.
Barriers to physical activity in second-generation Indian women were very similar to those already reported for White British women. Public health measures aimed at women in the general population may also positively affect second-generation Indian women. First-generation Indian women, second-generation children and Muslim women may respond better to culturally tailored interventions.
了解第二代英国印度裔女性进行身体活动的障碍和动机。
大约 50%的南亚裔英国人是在英国出生的，随着第二代人也有了孩子，这个群体还在不断增加。先前关于身体活动障碍和促进因素的研究主要集中在移民、第一代人群体上。需要进行定性研究来了解：a）我们如何进一步缩小白种英国女性和英国印度裔女性在身体活动水平上的差距；b）不同世代可能需要采取不同的方法。
应用社会生态学模型来考虑更广泛的社会和物理环境，我们对居住在英格兰曼彻斯特的 28 名印度女性进行了半结构化访谈。还包括第一代英国印度裔女性的访谈作为比较。访谈进行了录音、转录、主题编码，并使用扎根理论方法进行了分析。
社交方式、身体活动时对外表的关注、安全问题以及青少年时期对学业成就的重视，这些都被描述为第二代英国印度裔女性进行身体活动的障碍。身体活动的促进因素包括认识到抽出时间来照顾自己的重要性；宗教信仰和宗教团体提倡活动；因家庭疾病而受到提示；媒体和学校中的积极信息，以及当地可用的设施。
第二代印度裔女性进行身体活动的障碍与已经报道的白种英国女性的障碍非常相似。针对一般人群中女性的公共卫生措施也可能对第二代印度裔女性产生积极影响。第一代印度女性、第二代子女和穆斯林女性可能对文化定制的干预措施反应更好。
