Beyond the Individual: Social and Cultural Influences on the Health-Seeking Behaviors of African American Men
Beyond the Individual: Social and Cultural Influences on the Health-Seeking Behaviors of African American Men
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DOI：
10.1177/1557988319829953
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发表时间：
2019-02-15
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Guest, Greg
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作者：
Eley, Natalie T.;Namey, Emily;Guest, Greg
非裔美国男子的发病率和死亡率高得惊人，这受到该人口寻求保健行为的影响。为了更好地了解社会和文化对寻求健康行为的影响，这项研究检查了北卡罗来纳州达勒姆市40个焦点小组的非裔美国人的数据。数据分析采用归纳专题分析。确定了对寻求保健服务动机的三种广泛类型的社会/文化影响：家庭、文化和教养以及同伴。研究结果证实了社会关系在影响非裔美国男性寻求健康行为方面的重要性，并根据社会关系提供的直接支持或间接信息，对不同类型关系的影响性质进行了表征。未来的项目可以利用这些数据来告知包括家庭和同龄人在内的努力，并利用现有的文化性别规范来促进非裔美国人男性的健康。
Morbidity and mortality rates are alarmingly high among African American men and are influenced by the health-seeking behaviors of this population. This study examined data from 40 focus groups with African American men in Durham, North Carolina, to better understand social and cultural influences on health-seeking behaviors. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Three broad types of social/cultural influence on motivation to seek health care services were identified: family, culture and upbringing, and peers. Study findings confirm the importance of social relationships in influencing African American men's health-seeking behaviors and offer characterization of the nature of influence across different types of relationships, according to the direct support or indirect messages they provide. Future programs can draw on these data to inform efforts to include family and peers as well as utilize existing cultural gender norms to the advantage of health promotion for African American men.