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. 2025 Aug;12(4):2582-2593.
doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02072-3. Epub 2024 Jul 5.

Factors Influencing the Acceptance or Rejection of Dietary and Body Norm Systems Favorable to the Prevention and Control of Type 2 Diabetes Among Sub-Saharan Africa migrants: A Scoping Review

Gisèle Mandiangu Ntanda  1   2   3 , Drissa Sia  4   5 , Idrissa Beogo  6   7 , Aurélie Baillot  6   8 , Eric Tchouaket Nguemeleu  4 , Lisa Merry  5   9 , Jean Ramdé  10 , Kettly Pinchinat Jean-Charles  5 , Léonel Philibert  6   11
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Factors Influencing the Acceptance or Rejection of Dietary and Body Norm Systems Favorable to the Prevention and Control of Type 2 Diabetes Among Sub-Saharan Africa migrants: A Scoping Review

Gisèle Mandiangu Ntanda et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Aug.

Abstract

Introduction: The systems of dietary and body that favor the prevention and control of type 2 diabetes (T2D) go against what is vital for most of the migrant population, exposing them to conflicts of norms that are difficult to reconcile. The purpose of this scoping review is to identify factors that may influence the acceptance or rejection of dietary and body norm systems favorable to the prevention and control of T2D by sub-Saharan Africa migrants living with T2D.

Methods: An electronic search of studies from 2011 to 2022, published in English, Italian, French, or Portuguese was conducted in seven databases and in gray literature. The selection of articles was done independently and blindly by six teams of two researchers in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria defined by the PICO.

Results: Seven studies were included. The results show several factors influencing the acceptance or rejection of dietary and body norms systems favorable to the prevention and control of T2D among the migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, mainly social network, income, availability, and affordability of foods, among others.

Conclusion: Given the paucity of studies available on factors influencing the acceptance or rejection of body norm systems favorable to the prevention and control of T2D by sub-Saharan Africa migrants living with T2D, further studies are needed to better document these factors. A better understanding of these factors and their influence on the well-being of migrant people from sub-Saharan Africa living with T2D could help guide policy, research, and interventions so that they are better adapted to the realities of these populations.

Keywords: Corporality; Factors; Migrant; Obesity; Sub-Saharan Africa; Type 2 diabetes.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Registration: This scoping review has been registered in Research Registry (8433; https://www.researchregistry.com/browse-the-registry#home/ ). Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate: This protocol is part of a research project that has received ethical approval from the ethics committee of the Université du Québec en Outaouais in October 2022. Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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