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Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study

The increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh can be attributable to rapid urbanization and coinciding changes in lifestyle accompanied by nutrition transition. The objective of this study is to explore respondents’ lived experiences and perceptions relating to NCDs and nutr...

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Autores principales: Al-Shoaibi, Abubakr Ahmed Abdullah, Matsuyama, Akiko, Khalequzzaman, Md., Haseen, Fariha, Choudhury, Sohel Reza, Hoque, Bilqis Amin, Chiang, Chifa, Hirakawa, Yoshihisa, Yatsuya, Hiroshi, Aoyama, Atsuko
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Publicado: Nagoya University 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6295424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587870
http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.80.4.559
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author Al-Shoaibi, Abubakr Ahmed Abdullah
Matsuyama, Akiko
Khalequzzaman, Md.
Haseen, Fariha
Choudhury, Sohel Reza
Hoque, Bilqis Amin
Chiang, Chifa
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Aoyama, Atsuko
author_facet Al-Shoaibi, Abubakr Ahmed Abdullah
Matsuyama, Akiko
Khalequzzaman, Md.
Haseen, Fariha
Choudhury, Sohel Reza
Hoque, Bilqis Amin
Chiang, Chifa
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Aoyama, Atsuko
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description The increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh can be attributable to rapid urbanization and coinciding changes in lifestyle accompanied by nutrition transition. The objective of this study is to explore respondents’ lived experiences and perceptions relating to NCDs and nutrition change in an urban slum community in Dhaka. Qualitative methods were employed to explore a general understanding of behavior related to NCDs among residents of the slum community. We conducted key informant interviews of six men and seven women of various backgrounds and five focus group discussions to focus salient topics emerged from the interviews. The transcriptions of the audio-recordings were thematically analyzed, using the constant comparison method. Four major themes emerged: (1) financial hardship influencing health; (2) urbanized lifestyle affecting diet; (3) tobacco and sweetened tea as cornerstones of social life; and (4) health-seeking behavior utilizing local resources. One notable finding was that even with general economic improvement, respondents perceived poverty to be one of the major causes of NCDs. A promising finding for potentially curbing NCDs was the current trend for women to walk for exercise contrary to the commonly held notion that urban dwellers generally lead sedentary lifestyles. This study described how urban slum dwellers in Dhaka, experiencing a transition from a traditional to urbanized lifestyle, perceived their daily practices in relation to NCDs and nutrition. Our research revealed both adverse and encouraging elements of perceptions and behavior related to NCDs, which may contribute to the optimal design of NCD prevention and health promotion programs.
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spelling pubmed-62954242018-12-26 Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study Al-Shoaibi, Abubakr Ahmed Abdullah Matsuyama, Akiko Khalequzzaman, Md. Haseen, Fariha Choudhury, Sohel Reza Hoque, Bilqis Amin Chiang, Chifa Hirakawa, Yoshihisa Yatsuya, Hiroshi Aoyama, Atsuko Nagoya J Med Sci Original Paper The increasing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh can be attributable to rapid urbanization and coinciding changes in lifestyle accompanied by nutrition transition. The objective of this study is to explore respondents’ lived experiences and perceptions relating to NCDs and nutrition change in an urban slum community in Dhaka. Qualitative methods were employed to explore a general understanding of behavior related to NCDs among residents of the slum community. We conducted key informant interviews of six men and seven women of various backgrounds and five focus group discussions to focus salient topics emerged from the interviews. The transcriptions of the audio-recordings were thematically analyzed, using the constant comparison method. Four major themes emerged: (1) financial hardship influencing health; (2) urbanized lifestyle affecting diet; (3) tobacco and sweetened tea as cornerstones of social life; and (4) health-seeking behavior utilizing local resources. One notable finding was that even with general economic improvement, respondents perceived poverty to be one of the major causes of NCDs. A promising finding for potentially curbing NCDs was the current trend for women to walk for exercise contrary to the commonly held notion that urban dwellers generally lead sedentary lifestyles. This study described how urban slum dwellers in Dhaka, experiencing a transition from a traditional to urbanized lifestyle, perceived their daily practices in relation to NCDs and nutrition. Our research revealed both adverse and encouraging elements of perceptions and behavior related to NCDs, which may contribute to the optimal design of NCD prevention and health promotion programs. Nagoya University 2018-11 /pmc/articles/PMC6295424/ /pubmed/30587870 http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.80.4.559 Text en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. To view the details of this license, please visit (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Al-Shoaibi, Abubakr Ahmed Abdullah
Matsuyama, Akiko
Khalequzzaman, Md.
Haseen, Fariha
Choudhury, Sohel Reza
Hoque, Bilqis Amin
Chiang, Chifa
Hirakawa, Yoshihisa
Yatsuya, Hiroshi
Aoyama, Atsuko
Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_full Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_fullStr Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_short Perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study
title_sort perceptions and behavior related to noncommunicable diseases among slum dwellers in a rapidly urbanizing city, dhaka, bangladesh: a qualitative study
topic Original Paper
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6295424/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587870
http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.80.4.559
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