Meanings and practices of the physical activity engaged in by Moroccan women in an Islamic urban environment: A quasi‐ethnography

  1. Font‐Jiménez, Isabel 1
  2. Rubio‐Rico, Lourdes 11
  3. Molina‐Fernández, Inmaculada 1
  4. Roca‐Biosca, Alba 1
  1. 1 Universitat Rovira i Virgili
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    Universitat Rovira i Virgili

    Tarragona, España

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Revista:
Nursing Open

ISSN: 2054-1058,  2054-1058

Año de publicación: 2021

Volumen: 8

Número: 5

Páginas: 2801-2812

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1002/NOP2.857 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Nursing Open

Resumen

AimTo understand the meanings and practices of the physical activity (PA) engaged in by Moroccan women in an Islamic urban environment.DesignQuasi-ethnographical study.Methods13 semi-structured interviews and 15 observation sessions of the PA engaged in by women.ResultsThe concept of PA fits into the holistic approach of Islam. The social and cultural conditions of those who regularly practise PA are diverse. The community collaborates to overcome difficulties involved with this practice. The flexibility of issues such as gender segregation and clothing, Islam as a stimulus for PA, health as a value, the promotion of a rights and duty-based model for health care user, the community co-creation of the PA offer, and the power of organized civil society could inspire new strategies for the promotion of PA among Muslim women in other contexts.

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