Birth control conspiracy beliefs, perceived discrimination, and contraception among African Americans: An exploratory study
Birth control conspiracy beliefs, perceived discrimination, and contraception among African Americans: An exploratory study
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DOI：
10.1177/1359105303008002669
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Bogart, LM
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作者：
Bird, ST;Bogart, LM
我们对71名美国非裔美国人（18-45岁）进行了横断面电话调查，探讨避孕阴谋观念和感知歧视与避孕态度和行为的关系。结果表明，很大一部分受访者认为针对非洲裔美国妇女的歧视，并支持计划生育阴谋论，很大一部分女性受访者认为在获得计划生育或避孕服务时受到歧视。更强烈的阴谋论信念和更大的感知歧视与对避孕方法，特别是避孕药，以及避孕行为和意图的消极态度有关。我们的研究结果表明，阴谋信念和感知到的歧视可能在非裔美国人对避孕方法的态度和使用中起着重要作用。
We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey to explore the relationship of birth control conspiracy beliefs and perceived discrimination to contraceptive attitudes and behavior among a sample of African Americans (aged 18-45) in the USA (N = 71). Results indicated that a large percentage of respondents perceived discrimination targeted at African American women and endorsed birth control conspiracy beliefs, and that a significant proportion of female respondents perceived discrimination when getting family planning or contraceptive services. Stronger conspiracy beliefs and greater perceived discrimination were associated with negative attitudes toward contraceptive methods, particularly birth control pills, and with contraceptive behavior and intentions. Our findings suggest that conspiracy beliefs and perceived discrimination may play an important role in African Americans' attitudes toward and use of contraceptive methods.