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Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 4/2018

01-08-2018 | Original Paper

Living with Diabetes: Personal Interviews with Pakistani Women in Norway

Authors: Walaa Abuelmagd, Helle Håkonsen, Khadijah Qurrat-ul-Ain Mahmood, Najmeh Taghizadeh, Else-Lydia Toverud

Published in: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health | Issue 4/2018

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Abstract

The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) among Pakistani women in Norway is remarkably high. This study aims to assess how they live with the disease and their response to lifestyle and medical information. 120 Pakistani women living in Norway (mean age: 55.7 years) were personally interviewed about their T2D using a structured questionnaire (response rate: 95%). The participants were first-generation immigrants (mean residence time: 28.7 years) of whom 27% were illiterates. Poor health was reported by one-third, and 71% had developed macrovascular comorbidities. A majority reported physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet included religious fasting. One-third was not able to self-measure their blood glucose. There was a great variation in antidiabetic drug regimens and one-fourth had to use insulin in addition to tablets. Pakistani women in Norway showed suboptimal control of their T2D in terms of lifestyle habits, comorbidities and drug use. Low literacy and cultural factors seem to challenge adherence to lifestyle and medical information.
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Metadata
Title
Living with Diabetes: Personal Interviews with Pakistani Women in Norway
Authors
Walaa Abuelmagd
Helle Håkonsen
Khadijah Qurrat-ul-Ain Mahmood
Najmeh Taghizadeh
Else-Lydia Toverud
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health / Issue 4/2018
Print ISSN: 1557-1912
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1920
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-017-0622-4

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