Socio-cultural influences on the behaviour of South Asian women with diabetes in pregnancy: qualitative study using a multi-level theoretical approach.

BACKGROUND: Diabetes in pregnancy is common in South Asians, especially those from low-income backgrounds, and leads to short-term morbidity and longer-term metabolic programming in mother and offspring. We sought to understand the multiple influences on behaviour (hence risks to metabolic health) o...

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Main Authors: Greenhalgh, T, Clinch, M, Afsar, N, Choudhury, Y, Sudra, R, Campbell-Richards, D, Claydon, A, Hitman, G, Hanson, P, Finer, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015