Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants
Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity among Latina immigrants
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DOI：
10.1300/j013v36n02_04
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发表时间：
2002-01-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Ammerman, AS
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作者：
Evenson, KR;Sarmiento, OL;Ammerman, AS
根据国家监测研究，少数民族妇女参与休闲体育活动的程度仍然较低。此外，该群体中此类活动的相关性尚不清楚。为了更好地了解拉丁裔移民体育活动的环境、政策和社会文化相关性，在北卡罗来纳州农村地区开展了六个焦点小组活动。 49 名参与者中，中位年龄为 32 岁，中位受教育程度为 11 岁。参与者是来自墨西哥 (n = 43)、萨尔瓦多 (n = 3)、哥伦比亚 (n = 1)、多米尼加共和国 (n = 1) 和洪都拉斯 (n = 1) 的第一代移民。确定了活动的环境和政策障碍，包括交通、设施缺乏、成本和安全。活动的社会文化相关性包括活动的性别角色、家庭和丈夫支持的重要性、与住在附近的亲戚很少有关的儿童保育问题、语言以及社区中的孤立。这些妇女提出了可以通过多种渠道（尤其是家庭参与）促进身体活动的变革和计划。这些信息可用于制定适合文化的干预措施，以增加拉丁裔的身体活动。 (C) 2002 年，The Haworth Press, Inc. 保留所有权利。
According to national surveillance studies, participation in leisure-time physical activity remains low among minority women. Furthermore, the correlates of such activity in this group are not well understood. To better understand the environmental, policy, and sociocultural correlates of physical activity among Latina immigrants, six focus groups were conducted in rural North Carolina. Among the 49 participants, median age was 32 years and median education I I years. Participants were first generation immigrants from Mexico (n = 43), El Salvador (n = 3), Colombia (n = 1), the Dominican Republic (n = 1), and Honduras (n = 1). Environmental and policy barriers to activity were identified, including transportation, lack of facilities, cost, and safety. Sociocultural correlates of activity included gender roles for activity, importance of support from the family and husband, child care issues tied to having few relatives who lived close by, language, and isolation in the community. The women suggested changes and programs that could promote physical activity through multiple channels, especially involving the family. This information can be used to develop culturally appropriate interventions to increase physical activity among Latinas. (C) 2002 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.