NURSING 4 Report: Childhood Obesity Prevention in Migrant Communities

This report provides an overview of a nursing assignment focusing on the health issue of childhood obesity in Australia, specifically analyzing a qualitative research article by Renzaho et al. (2017). The study explores factors influencing childhood obesity prevention among migrant communities in Victoria, Australia. The report details the qualitative research methodology, including the use of semi-structured interviews with migrant parents, ethical considerations, and the findings related to obesity literacy and cultural influences. The analysis highlights the need for increased obesity literacy and addresses the barriers faced by migrant communities in participating in prevention initiatives. The report concludes by summarizing the research elements and their significance in understanding childhood obesity within the context of a qualitative research paradigm.

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Introduction
The paper deals with the health issue of childhood obesity in Australia. In response to the issue,
the paper presents the research elements of the qualitative article on this subject. The paper
“Exploring factors influencing childhood obesity prevention Among Migrant Communities, in
Victoria, Australia”by Renzaho et al. (2017) is published in the year 2017 is chosen for this
purpose.
Qualitative research
Qualitative research is the social science research that deals with the non-numerical or
descriptive data and involves interpretation of the data for findings its meaning. It is the research
methodology that is used for addressing inquiry related to social and natural sciences and
different academic disciplines. Qualitative research can also be conducted for inquiry into the
non-academic context such as market research, service analysis of non-profit organisation and
others. It is the exploration of the social life of the target population or locations. Qualitative
research is typically focused on the investigating the meanings that people attribute to their
attitude, behaviour, and interactions with other. The descriptive data then requires to be analysed
using rigorous methods such as transcription, coding, themes and analysis (Creswell & Poth,
2017).
Methodology
Research methodology is defined as different methods used in the study and its systemic
and theoretical analysis. Research methodology is the scientific method of doing research and
solving the problem systematically (Taylor et al., 2015).

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In the article by Renzaho et al. (2017), exploratory qualitative design was used to
understand the beliefs and attitudes of the migrant parents towards childhood obesity and
prevention. Therefore, the study has recruited the migrant parents living in Melbourne, Victoria.
The inclusion criteria is the socioeconomically disadvantaged population, born in overseas,
proficient in language other than English and lastly had one or more children aged <15 years.
Convenience sampling was used and 48 migrant parents were interviewed. The data collection
method used was Individual semi-structured interviews. It included open and focused two way
communication.
Ethics
Research ethics is defined as analysis of the ethical issues that are bound to arise when
dealing with the human subjects in the study (Silverman, 2016). In the article, the researcher has
complied with the ethical standards of the “Monash University Human Research Ethics
Committee”. Further, the research was conducted by obtaining informed consent from the
participants. Bilingual staff was used to avoid language barriers in interview. The ethics
committee approved the study (Renzaho et al., 2017).
Findings and results
Research findings and results are defined as principle outcomes of the study being
conducted and the interpretations, recommendations and concussions drawn from them (Lewis,
2015).
The thematic analysis by Renzaho et al. (2017) showed that the migrant parents lack the
obesity literacy. They lack healthy lifestyle due to cultural influences and living in

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socioeconomically disadvantaged community. They fail to participate in the childhood obesity
prevention initiatives due to cultural barriers, community and family level barriers. Thus, the
findings show the need of increasing the obesity literacy.
Conclusion
The study of the qualitative article has helped to understand the research elements used in
a qualitative research paradigm-using semi structured interview. The assignment was helpful in
conducting the research and extracting journal article.

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References
Creswell, J. W., & Poth, C. N. (2017). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among
five approaches. Sage publications.
Lewis, S. (2015). Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five
approaches. Health promotion practice, 16(4), 473-475.
Renzaho, A. M., Green, J., Smith, B. J., & Polonsky, M. (2017). Exploring Factors Influencing
Childhood Obesity Prevention Among Migrant Communities in Victoria, Australia: A
Qualitative Study. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 1-19.
Silverman, D. (Ed.). (2016). Qualitative research. Sage.
Taylor, S. J., Bogdan, R., & DeVault, M. (2015). Introduction to qualitative research methods: A
guidebook and resource. John Wiley & Sons.