Beyond Culture and Language: Access to Diabetes Preventive Health Services among Somali Women in Norway

Despite the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in some immigrant and refugee communities in Norway, there is very little information available on their utilization of diabetes prevention interventions, particularly for women from Somali immigrant communities. A qualitative study of 30 Somali immigra...

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Main Authors: Abdi A. Gele, Liv Elin Torheim, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Bernadette Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetes Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/549795