Experiences of migration and the determinants of obesity among recent Iranian immigrants in Victoria, Australia Delavari, Maryam, Farrelly, Ashley, Renzaho, Andre, Mellor, David and Swinburn, Boyd 2013, Experiences of migration and the determinants of obesity among recent Iranian immigrants in Victoria, Australia, Ethnicity and health, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 66-82, doi: 10.1080/13557858.2012.698255. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Experiences of migration and the determinants of obesity among recent Iranian immigrants in Victoria, Australia Author(s) Delavari, Maryam Farrelly, Ashley Renzaho, Andre Mellor, David orcid.org/0000-0001-5007-5906 Swinburn, Boyd Journal name Ethnicity and health Volume number 18 Issue number 1 Start page 66 End page 82 Total pages 17 Publisher Routledge Place of publication Oxon, England Publication date 2013-02-01 ISSN 1355-7858 1465-3419 Keyword(s) exercise/physical activity health behavior immigrants/migrants Iran qualitative analysis Summary Objectives. There is evidence to suggest that immigrant groups from low- or medium-human development index countries show a significant adoption of obesogenic behaviors and experience weight gain following migration to Australia. The objective of this study is to understand the changes that Iranian immigrants experience in relation to the determinants of obesity after migration to Victoria, Australia. Design. We conducted five focus group discussions with 33 recent Iranian immigrants. This study took an interpretive qualitative approach to data analysis using the constant comparative method. Results. Participants discussed individual level acculturation (e.g., in diet, body size, attitudes), as well as environmental level changes (e.g., physical/structural and sociocultural) that occurred after immigration. Stress during the initial immigration transition, which affected diet and physical activity habits, was a common experience among participants. Gender and the effect of political/religious changes were also important factors. Participants' discourse largely focused on their ability and willingness to adopt positive health behaviors after migration. Conclusion. This study provides insight into the effect of migration on the determinants of obesity among Iranian immigrants in Victoria, Australia, and offers a contrast with the existing evidence by considering the experience of a group that is generally well educated, often emigrates for reasons related to personal freedom as opposed to material deprivation, and has rates of obesity similar to high-income countries. Language eng DOI 10.1080/13557858.2012.698255 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2013, Taylor & Francis Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052526 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology School of Health and Social Development Population Health Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 16 May 2013, 12:22:08 EST Fri, 17 May 2013, 09:28:16 EST Mon, 20 May 2013, 12:26:55 EST Mon, 20 May 2013, 12:29:24 EST Wed, 02 Oct 2013, 14:08:01 EST Wed, 02 Oct 2013, 14:08:44 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 17:22:04 EST Fri, 08 Aug 2014, 14:06:03 EST Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 12:01:09 EST Mon, 29 Jun 2015, 14:48:34 EST Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 08:41:07 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 21:03:42 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 23 times in TR Web of Science Cited 26 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 848 Abstract Views, 107 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 16 May 2013, 12:21:56 EST by Jane Moschetti