Naslov
Migration, Nutrition and Ageing across the Lifecourse in Bangladeshi Families: A Transnational Perspective
(Migration, nutrition, and ageing across the lifecourse in Bangladeshi families: A transnational perspective)

Autori
Bogin, Barry ; Thompson, Janice L. ; Merrell, Joy ; Meier, Petra ; Heinrich, Michael ; Garaj, Vanja

Izvornik
American Journal of Human Biology (1042-0533) 22 (2010), 2; 248-248

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, ostalo, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Migration, Nutrition, Ageing, Bangladesh, United Kingdom

Sažetak
The Bangladeshi community in Britain is thriving. It is both the youngest and fastest growing of all ethnic populations in UK. However, many of its members are socially disadvantaged and suffer from poor health, including high levels of disability, obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Little is known about the causes. Older Bangladeshi women are particularly affected as they play a lead role in caretaking for multiple generations within relatively large extended families and many struggle to cope with the complex challenges of ageing, poverty, racism and social exclusion. As in the general population, nutrition plays a crucial role in the health status of the Bangladeshi population. Despite this, there is no clear understanding of how eating patterns and migration affect this group’s nutritional status and experiences of ageing. Without this information we cannot develop effective culturally tailored interventions. The MINA project aims to explore the relation between migration, nutrition and ageing via an intergenerational and transnational project incorporating multidisciplinary methodologies of nutrition, heath psychology, public health nursing, anthropology, ethnobotany and media design. The sample includes 40 older women (451 years old) living in Cardiff who migrated from Bangladesh to UK, 40 of their daughters (18–35 years old) born in UK and 40 women of the same two age groups, who will be interviewed and assessed in Bangladesh. Using a biocultural perspective we address the following research question: How migration impacts nutritional status, food practices, health and ageing among first generation Bangladeshi migrants and their daughters.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Etnologija i antropologija

Napomena
Sažetak rada predstavljenog na skupu: The 35th Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association. 14-16 April 2010. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA: Human Biology Association.

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