Toward an Understanding of the Poor Health Status of Indigenous Australian Men
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4663423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Mellor (0000-0001-5007-5906, Deakin University, corresponding author), David T Mellor (0000-0002-3125-5888, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia), Matthew P Mccabe (0000-0002-4989-8582, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia), Marita Mccabe, Lina Ricciardelli (Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia), Lina A Ricciardelli (0000-0002-7567-729X, Deakin University), Alex Mussap (Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia), Matthew Tyler (0000-0001-8977-6603, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 1949-1960 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Qualitative Health Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1049732315609898 |
| PMID | 26481944 |
| OpenAlex | W2176092737 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 18 |
The purpose of this study was to investigate perceptions of health and health behaviors among Indigenous Australian men. Using a participatory action research (PAR) framework, we conducted two focus groups and 40 individual semi-structured interviews with men between the ages of 18 and 35 years in each of three locations across Australia. We used the health beliefs model to provide a framework for the analyses. Participants recognized that their Indigenous status placed them in a vulnerable position with regard to health, and that there might be serious consequences of failing to follow a good diet and engage in appropriate exercise. However, they delineated a number of barriers to engaging in such health behaviors. These perceived barriers require addressing at a range of policy levels within government, with a focus on social structures and institutionalized discrimination, as well as unemployment, poverty, dispossession, and cultural oppression
Economic growth · Focus group · Health equity · Indigenous · Oppression · Participatory action research · Photovoice · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Public health · Sociology · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |