‘Change means sacrificing a good life’: perceptions about severity of type 2 diabetes and preventive lifestyles among people afflicted or at high risk of type 2 diabetes in Iganga Uganda

BMC Public Health

Juliet Kiguli²  Goran Tomson¹  Elizeus Rutebemberwa²  Samuel Etajak²  Roy W Mayega³ 

[1] Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics (LIME), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Makerere University School of Public Health, P.O. Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda;Department of Public Health Sciences Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

关键词: Self-monitoring;    Physical activity;    Diet;    Obesity;    Lifestyle;    Perception;    Type 2 diabetes;   

Others  :  1128253
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-864

 received in 2014-01-18, accepted in 2014-08-15,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Interventions for prevention of type 2 diabetes ought to be acceptable to target communities. We assessed perceptions about type 2 diabetes and lifestyle change among people afflicted or at high risk of this disease in a low income setting in Iganga Uganda.

Methods

Twelve focus group discussions (FGDs) of eight participants each were conducted, balancing rural and peri-urban (near the Municipality) residence and gender. The FGDs involved people with suspected type 2 diabetes (based on fasting plasma glucose (FPG), people with suspected pre-diabetes and obese people with normal FPG. Content analysis was conducted.

Results

Diabetes was perceived to be a very severe disease. Its severity was attributed to its incurability and its numerous health effects. Men were also concerned about reduced sexual performance. However, participants’ strong concerns about the severity of diabetes were not reflected in their perceptions about the risk factors and lifestyles associated with it. While people with diabetes perceive obesity as ‘sickness’, those without diabetes perceive it as a sign of ‘success’. Although participants are willing to change their diet, they mention numerous barriers including poverty, family size, and access to some foods. Because of their good taste, reduction of high risk foods like sugar and fried food is perceived as ‘sacrificing a good life’. Increments in physical activity were said to be feasible, but only in familiar forms like domestic work. An over-arching theme emerged that ‘lifestyle changes are viewed as sacrificing a good life’.

Conclusions

Health promotion should target both community norms and individual awareness regarding obesity, physical activity and diet, and should address the notion that obesity and unhealthy foods represent a good life. Health educators should plan with clients on how to overcome barriers and misconceptions to lifestyle change, leveraging the pervasive perception of type 2 diabetes as a severe disease to motivate change.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Mayega et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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