‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions

Men in lower socioeconomic rural areas are at higher risk of ill-health but less likely to participate in preventative health interventions than rural women. This thesis highlights that a greater consideration of socioeconomic factors in weight management interventions for men is required. Then, pro...

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Main Author: McDonald, Matthew David
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92910
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description Men in lower socioeconomic rural areas are at higher risk of ill-health but less likely to participate in preventative health interventions than rural women. This thesis highlights that a greater consideration of socioeconomic factors in weight management interventions for men is required. Then, provides a case example for how a metropolitan program can be adapted with rural stakeholders, and offers insights into how popular local sports can help engage rural men in health interventions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-929102023-08-11T06:48:48Z ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions McDonald, Matthew David Men in lower socioeconomic rural areas are at higher risk of ill-health but less likely to participate in preventative health interventions than rural women. This thesis highlights that a greater consideration of socioeconomic factors in weight management interventions for men is required. Then, provides a case example for how a metropolitan program can be adapted with rural stakeholders, and offers insights into how popular local sports can help engage rural men in health interventions. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92910 Curtin University fulltext
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‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title_full ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title_fullStr ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title_full_unstemmed ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title_short ‘A Different Ball Game’: Engaging Men from Rural and Lower Socioeconomic Areas in Behavioural Weight Management Interventions
title_sort ‘a different ball game’: engaging men from rural and lower socioeconomic areas in behavioural weight management interventions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/92910