Qualitative study reveals barriers and facilitators to diabetes prevention in Latino adults, suggesting improvements for community programs.
In this qualitative study of Spanish-speaking Latino/a adults, participating in a diabetes prevention program, gender roles and internalized cultural biases were perceived as barriers to engaging in diabetes prevention behaviors, while family support and culturally aligned programming served as key facilitators. These findings may be used to improve diabetes prevention programs in Latino communities.
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