作者
Parisa Amiri, Fazlollah Ghofranipour, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Farhad Hosseinpanah, Ali Montazeri, Sara Jalali-Farahani, Ali Rastegarpour
发表日期
2011/4
期刊
International journal of public health
卷号
56
页码范围
181-189
出版商
SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
简介
Purpose
Existing data show a rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among Iranian adolescents. The current study investigates adolescents’ perceptions regarding overweight/obesity and explores barriers to a healthy life style among Iranian adolescents.
Methods
A grounded theory approach was used for analyzing the participants’ experiences, and their perceptions. To collect data, semi-structured focus group discussions and in-depth interviews were conducted with 51 adolescents (27 girls and 24 boys), aged 15–17 years, who were either overweight or obese. Qualitative content analysis of the data was conducted manually and differences in coding were resolved via discussion by four independent reviewers.
Results
Two main barriers, personal and environmental emerged from data analysis. Positive …
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