THE INFLUENCE OF FOOD CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ON THE EATING HABITS OF BURUNDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN JYVASKYLA, FINLAND
Niyinzigama, Josepha (2014)
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2014
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201405157979
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201405157979
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The aim of this study was to gather information on the Burundian food culture and nutrition habits for health care professionals to be able to provide the Burundians with holistic care.
The purpose of the study was to find out the eating habits of the Burundian immigrants living in Jyvaskyla.
Qualitative research method was used to gather the data which included a face to face interview with three Burundians who had lived in Finland for more than 6 months. In December 2013, the interviews were carried out and data analysis was done by thematic coding.
The results showed that taste preferences, language barrier, availability of their own ethnic food were among factors affecting the Burundians’ eating patterns in Finland. Additionally, despite the change environment and culture, some of the Burundians tried to keep up with their own ethnic eating patterns whilst others tried to either adapt to the Finnish eating habits or then practice bicultural eating patterns.
Hence the study only considered those Burundians who lived in Jyväskylä; further research needs to be done under the same topic but with a bigger sample covering other cities in Finland.
The purpose of the study was to find out the eating habits of the Burundian immigrants living in Jyvaskyla.
Qualitative research method was used to gather the data which included a face to face interview with three Burundians who had lived in Finland for more than 6 months. In December 2013, the interviews were carried out and data analysis was done by thematic coding.
The results showed that taste preferences, language barrier, availability of their own ethnic food were among factors affecting the Burundians’ eating patterns in Finland. Additionally, despite the change environment and culture, some of the Burundians tried to keep up with their own ethnic eating patterns whilst others tried to either adapt to the Finnish eating habits or then practice bicultural eating patterns.
Hence the study only considered those Burundians who lived in Jyväskylä; further research needs to be done under the same topic but with a bigger sample covering other cities in Finland.