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"Cancer is in style": lifestyle change and the perceived impact of globalization on Andean indigenous communities in Ecuador.
- Source :
- Ethnicity & Health; Feb2021, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p153-167, 15p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Introduction: There is a paucity of information on cancer among Indigenous populations in Latin America. Methods: Guided by tenets of community engaged research and syndemic theory, we conducted eight focus groups (n = 59) with Kichwa men and women in the province of Imbabura, Ecuador. Data were analyzed using applied thematic analysis techniques. Results: Cancer emerged as an important health problem and was reported as a growing concern. Kichwa participants in this study attributed the rise in cancer to (1) exposure to chemicals and pesticides, (2) urbanization and development, and (3) the rise of innutritious, westernized diets. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the Kichwa are attuned to the global phenomena in which traditional diet has been replaced by western, processed foods and fast food, which result in higher levels of chronic diseases such as cancer. More research is needed to understand the cancer burden among Indigenous peoples in Latin America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ANDEANS (South American people)
WESTERN diet
RESEARCH
CULTURE
FOCUS groups
PESTICIDES
NUTRITION
COMMUNITIES
EARLY detection of cancer
QUALITATIVE research
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
HEALTH attitudes
HEALTH behavior
RESEARCH funding
INDIGENOUS peoples
THEMATIC analysis
URBANIZATION
JUDGMENT sampling
DATA analysis software
ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
BEHAVIOR modification
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13557858
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Ethnicity & Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 149092030
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1493437