Obesity consequences from the people’s perspective living in Kurdish regions of Iran: A qualitative content analysis
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1 Department of Social Sciences, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran
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3 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Overweight and obesity are one of the most public health problems in the world.Considering obesity prevalence and its widespread health, economic, psychological, and socialconsequences, this study aimed to explain the consequences of obesity among women and men inthe Kurdish region of Mukryan.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The present qualitative study was conducted in the Mukryan Kurdishregion in West Azerbaijan province in Iran from June 2017 to November 2017. Data were collectedby deep interview, focus group and dialogue with 111 obese and thin men and women and variousfields experts who were selected by purposive sampling, and analyzed by qualitative content analysistechnique of conventional type and Graneheim and Lundman steps.RESULTS: Data analysis results were classified into two categories and 12 subcategories: Favorableconsequences of normal obesity (social acceptance, internalization of obesity, and reproductionof the family institution), unfavorable consequences of extreme obesity (decreasing agency,physical‑psychological dysfunctionalities, family fragility, prevalence of passive leisure, clothingobligation, social objectivity, exogenous and endogenous social exclusion, imposing economic costs,and devaluation of life).CONCLUSION: With due attention to unfavorable consequences of extreme obesity on health,illness, social issues and costs, simultaneously with the adoption of preventive approaches to obesitythrough targeted policies in education, health literacy, promotion of sport culture, development ofsports context especially for women, improving recreational facilities, etc., appropriate planning andinterventions should be designed and applied for changing the behavior, culture, and communitybeliefs in dealing with obesity phenomenon. eywords:
