King, R orcid.org/0000-0003-3035-9594, Warsi, S, Amos, A et al. (4 more authors) (2017) Involving mosques in health promotion programmes: a qualitative exploration of the MCLASS intervention on smoking in the home. Health Education Research, 32 (4). pp. 293-305. ISSN 0268-1153
Abstract
Second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure is high among UK Bangladeshi and Pakistani populations, reflecting higher male smoking prevalence and fewer home smoking restrictions than the general population. The Muslim Communities Learning About Second-hand Smoke (MCLASS) study explored the feasibility and acceptability of implementing SHS education in 14 UK mosques. Religious teachers (RTs) in seven intervention mosques were trained and provided with a culturally appropriate educational package. After the intervention, mosque leaders, RTs and congregants’ experiences and perceptions of the intervention were explored through interviews and focus group discussions. Delivery of the intervention varied across mosques. Facilitators and barriers included: mosque diversity (congregation size, organizational structure, educational activities, women’s role and involvement); degree of trust between researchers and personnel; and views on SHS. Most participants thought mosques’ involvement in SHS health promotion was appropriate, but the perceived importance of SHS differed. We found that a health promotion programme delivered within Islamic religious settings that engages RTs in the process of facilitation, can be acceptable and feasible, but care must be taken to explore the culture and ethos of the institution, including its organizational structure, management committee, RTs and congregation.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | smoking, passive smoking, health promotion, Islam, perception, knowledge acquisition, community teacher, facilitation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (Leeds) > Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MRC MR/J000248/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Sep 2017 10:34 |
Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2017 10:34 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/her/cyx051 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120738 |