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. 2021 Aug 31;18(17):9173.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179173.

The Adaptation of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children in Central Australia: Community Perspectives

Athira Rohit  1 , Leisa McCarthy  1 , Shiree Mack  1 , Bronwyn Silver  2 , Sabella Turner  2 , Louise A Baur  3 , Karla Canuto  4 , John Boffa  2 , Dana Dabelea  5 , Katherine A Sauder  5 , Louise Maple-Brown  1   6 , Renae Kirkham  1
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The Adaptation of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children in Central Australia: Community Perspectives

Athira Rohit et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

This study reports on integrating community perspectives to adapt a family-focused, culturally appropriate behavioural intervention program to prevent diabetes among Aboriginal children (6-11 years) in Central Australia. A participatory action research approach was used to engage a range of service providers, cultural advisors, and family groups. Appropriateness, acceptability, content, and delivery of a prevention program within the Central Australian context were discussed through a series of workshops with twenty-five service providers and seven family groups separately. The data obtained were deductively coded for thematic analysis. Main findings included: (i) the strong need for a diabetes prevention program that is community owned, (ii) a flexible and culturally appropriate program delivered by upskilling community members as program facilitators, and (iii) consideration of social and environmental factors when implementing the program. It is recommended that a trial of the adapted prevention program for effectiveness and implementation is led by an Aboriginal community-controlled health service.

Keywords: community consultation; indigenous health and wellbeing; prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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