Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts1, Daudet Ilunga Tshiswaka2, Anuolwaupo Osideko3, Andiara Schwingel4. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, 114 Psychology Building, PO Box 112250, Gainesville, FL, 32611-2250, USA. kibelamberts@ufl.edu. 2. Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, 11000 University Parkway, Building 38, Room 104, Pensacola, FL, 32514, USA. 3. Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice, Brown University, 121 South Main St., G-S121-7, Providence, RI, 02914, USA. 4. Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 110 Huff Hall, 1206 South Fourth St., MC-586, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Dietary behaviors serve as determinants for chronic diseases such as hypertension across various ethnicities worldwide and within the USA. We investigated dietary perspectives specifically for US transnational African migrants, a migrant cohort subset of individuals who maintain cross-border ties with their indigenous communities of origin. METHOD: Using PEN-3 model, focus group interviews with 14 transnational African migrants (seven males and seven females) were conducted in Chicago to explore the perceptions of dietary behavior in regard to chronic disease risk factors among our target population. RESULTS: The findings underscore that transnational African migrants maintain strong ties with their African community of origin, impacting dietary behaviors and attitudes. Further, transnational African migrants maintain traditional dishes through their connections. Despite the ability to import African traditional foods through personal connections, African migrants face a challenge in maintaining culture yet conforming to norms of acculturation. CONCLUSION: Results from this study serve to advocate for further exploration of the interaction between African migrant dietary behaviors and risk factors to chronic diseases.
OBJECTIVE: Dietary behaviors serve as determinants for chronic diseases such as hypertension across various ethnicities worldwide and within the USA. We investigated dietary perspectives specifically for US transnational African migrants, a migrant cohort subset of individuals who maintain cross-border ties with their indigenous communities of origin. METHOD: Using PEN-3 model, focus group interviews with 14 transnational African migrants (seven males and seven females) were conducted in Chicago to explore the perceptions of dietary behavior in regard to chronic disease risk factors among our target population. RESULTS: The findings underscore that transnational African migrants maintain strong ties with their African community of origin, impacting dietary behaviors and attitudes. Further, transnational African migrants maintain traditional dishes through their connections. Despite the ability to import African traditional foods through personal connections, African migrants face a challenge in maintaining culture yet conforming to norms of acculturation. CONCLUSION: Results from this study serve to advocate for further exploration of the interaction between African migrant dietary behaviors and risk factors to chronic diseases.
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