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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The adaptation of a youth diabetes prevention program for Aboriginal children in Central Australia: community perspectives |
Author: | Rohit, A. McCarthy, L. Mack, S. Silver, B. Turner, S. Baur, L.A. Canuto, K. Boffa, J. Dabelea, D. Sauder, K.A. Maple-Brown, L. Kirkham, R. |
Citation: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021; 18(17):9173-1-9173-14 |
Publisher: | MDPI AG |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 1660-4601 1660-4601 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Athira Rohit, Leisa McCarthy, Shiree Mack, Bronwyn Silver, Sabella Turner, Louise A. Baur, Karla Canuto, John Boffa, Dana Dabelea, Katherine A. Sauder, Louise Maple-Brown, and Renae Kirkham |
Abstract: | This study reports on integrating community perspectives to adapt a family-focused, culturally appropriate behavioural intervention program to prevent diabetes among Aboriginal children (6-11 years) in Central Australia. A participatory action research approach was used to engage a range of service providers, cultural advisors, and family groups. Appropriateness, acceptability, content, and delivery of a prevention program within the Central Australian context were discussed through a series of workshops with twenty-five service providers and seven family groups separately. The data obtained were deductively coded for thematic analysis. Main findings included: (i) the strong need for a diabetes prevention program that is community owned, (ii) a flexible and culturally appropriate program delivered by upskilling community members as program facilitators, and (iii) consideration of social and environmental factors when implementing the program. It is recommended that a trial of the adapted prevention program for effectiveness and implementation is led by an Aboriginal community-controlled health service. |
Keywords: | Indigenous health and wellbeing; community consultation; prevention |
Rights: | © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18179173 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1078477 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1199628 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18179173 |
Appears in Collections: | Public Health publications |
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