African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking
The lack of health information is one of several factors implicated in the poor health status of African American men. Although a growing body of research delineates the obstacles to African Americans' engagement in preventive health behaviors, relatively little is known about the barriers that...
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2009-03-01
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| Series: | American Journal of Men's Health |
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| author | Vetta L. Sanders Thompson PhD Michael Talley BS, RRT Nikki Caito MPH, MS, RD Matthew Kreuter PhD |
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| description | The lack of health information is one of several factors implicated in the poor health status of African American men. Although a growing body of research delineates the obstacles to African Americans' engagement in preventive health behaviors, relatively little is known about the barriers that adversely affect men's involvement in health-information seeking. This article presents qualitative data on African American men's information seeking through an analysis of focus group data. Three research questions are addressed: (a) What health-information concerns and needs do African American men have? (b) How do African American men describe their efforts to obtain health information? and (c) What factors facilitate or inhibit health-information seeking by African American men? The implications of the data and suggestions for future research are provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d70e03c9abf54ebab2837c9291dc10462022-12-22T00:39:34ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98832009-03-01310.1177/1557988307304630African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information SeekingVetta L. Sanders Thompson PhDMichael Talley BS, RRTNikki Caito MPH, MS, RDMatthew Kreuter PhDThe lack of health information is one of several factors implicated in the poor health status of African American men. Although a growing body of research delineates the obstacles to African Americans' engagement in preventive health behaviors, relatively little is known about the barriers that adversely affect men's involvement in health-information seeking. This article presents qualitative data on African American men's information seeking through an analysis of focus group data. Three research questions are addressed: (a) What health-information concerns and needs do African American men have? (b) How do African American men describe their efforts to obtain health information? and (c) What factors facilitate or inhibit health-information seeking by African American men? The implications of the data and suggestions for future research are provided.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988307304630 |
| spellingShingle | Vetta L. Sanders Thompson PhD Michael Talley BS, RRT Nikki Caito MPH, MS, RD Matthew Kreuter PhD African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking |
| title_full | African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking |
| title_fullStr | African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking |
| title_full_unstemmed | African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking |
| title_short | African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking |
| title_sort | african american men s perceptions of factors influencing health information seeking |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988307304630 |
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