Cultural perceptions related to the health and body size of Antiguan women

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dc.contributor.authorAlleyne, Lisa Anthonyen
dc.contributor.committeechairPrehm, Marilyn S.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWebb, Ryland E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLambur, Michael T.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:40:21Zen
dc.date.adate2009-07-11en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:40:21Zen
dc.date.issued1995-06-30en
dc.date.rdate2009-07-11en
dc.date.sdate2009-07-11en
dc.description.abstractThirty-two Antiguan women from a women's church group attended participatory group meetings to describe their priority health definitions, perceived health barriers, preferred health barrier solutions, and body size preferences and perceptions. Participants were 21-70 years old, and were divided into three age groups. Although 70% of the sample were either overweight or obese, weight issues received little priority as a health related factor. Instead, women under 30 defined health more in terms of personal appearance, and dietary inadequacy from lack of resources, with priority for mental and social health barriers, while those in their 30's were mainly concerned about barriers related to their mental and social well-being, and those ~ 40 years gave priority to dietary inadequacy and inactivity barriers related to chronic and general health factors. Although self-curing barrier solutions were most preferred~ religious and medical solutions were perceived as easier to attain. Using silhouettes, women under 30 frequently chose thinner ideals than those over 30, and perceived themselves as heavier than anthropometric measurements indicated, while those ≥40 years perceived themselves as lighter.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxi, 170 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-07112009-040537en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-07112009-040537/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43695en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1995.A456.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 34376875en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthealth perceptionsen
dc.subjecthealth barriersen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1995.A456en
dc.titleCultural perceptions related to the health and body size of Antiguan womenen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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