Table 2.

Themes and sub-themes.

Themes	Sub-themes	Number of participants in each theme
PERSONAL BARRIERS
Lack of time for self-care	Household responsibilities and time management	10 women
	Professional responsibilities and time management	4 women and 2 men
Perceived sufficiency of knowledge to prevent T2DM	Awareness of lifestyle change to prevent T2DM	8 women and 3 men
	Perceived inevitability of T2DM due to the family history of diabetes	2 women and 1 man
	Other misconceptions and lack of information about T2DM	2 women and 3 men
Self-management strategies for health	Self-assessment of health based on symptoms	3 women and 3 men
	Self-restraint and control over health	3 women and 3 men
	Use of glucometer and self-management of health	4 women and 1 man
Trust in other traditional and alternative therapies, spirituality, and religious belief	Faith in other traditional and alternative therapies, such as Ayurveda, meditation, and music	3 women and 2 men
	Reliance on spirituality and religious belief	2 women
CONTEXTUAL BARRIERS
Social influences on health-related decision-making	Male family members had a bearing on women's health-related decision-making	6 women
	Influence of family on health-related decision-making	6 women and 1 man
	Influence of peer group on health-related decision-making	3 women and 2 men
STUDY-RELATED BARRIERS
Lack of information about the study	Unclear understanding of the study	2 women and 1 man
	Lack of information on the study process	5 women and 1 man
	Wrong perceptions about the outcome of the screening test	2 women
Accessibility of the study site	Distance between home and the Yoga center	5 women and 1 man
Lack of trust in the study methods	Lack of trust in the accuracy of the glucometer (used at the time of screening)	2 women and 1 man
Lack of trust in the intervention	No faith in Yoga as a preventive measure for T2DM	2 women
	Fear of Yoga-related adverse events	1 woman