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. 2021 Sep;8(5):2801-2812.
doi: 10.1002/nop2.857. Epub 2021 Mar 18.

Meanings and practices of the physical activity engaged in by Moroccan women in an Islamic urban environment: A quasi-ethnography

Lourdes Rubio-Rico  1   2 , Inmaculada de Molina-Fernández  2 , Isabel Font-Jiménez  2 , Alba Roca-Biosca  2
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Meanings and practices of the physical activity engaged in by Moroccan women in an Islamic urban environment: A quasi-ethnography

Lourdes Rubio-Rico et al. Nurs Open. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Aim: To understand the meanings and practices of the physical activity (PA) engaged in by Moroccan women in an Islamic urban environment.

Design: Quasi-ethnographical study.

Methods: 13 semi-structured interviews and 15 observation sessions of the PA engaged in by women.

Results: The concept of PA fits into the holistic approach of Islam. The social and cultural conditions of those who regularly practise PA are diverse. The community collaborates to overcome difficulties involved with this practice. The flexibility of issues such as gender segregation and clothing, Islam as a stimulus for PA, health as a value, the promotion of a rights and duty-based model for health care user, the community co-creation of the PA offer, and the power of organized civil society could inspire new strategies for the promotion of PA among Muslim women in other contexts.

Keywords: co-creation; empowerment; health promotion; immigrants; islam; muslim people; physical activity; sport; women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Lourdes Rubio‐Rico, Inmaculada de Molina‐Fernández, Isabel Font‐Jiménez and Alba Roca‐Biosca, as authors of this paper, certify that we have NO affiliations with or involvement in any organization or entity with any financial interest or non‐financial interest in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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