Doctoral Dissertation Research: Women's Health Knowledge and Social Networks

这项研究结合了医学社会学的一种新兴方法，关注新的健康信息和疾病预防的重要性，以及描述社会关系对医疗决策影响的文献。为了检验新的健康信息和社会关系的影响，这项研究将把重点放在第一次怀孕的妇女身上，她们必须在大量新的健康信息中进行导航。采用混合方法设计，包括调查访谈和深入的半结构化访谈。在一年的时间里，妇女将在第一次产前检查期间陆续从当地卫生诊所登记，参加面对面的调查访谈，并在妊娠晚期对一部分妇女进行深入访谈。更广泛的影响：这项研究不仅将促进对导致健康不平等的过程的了解，而且还将为有关导致妇女和婴儿健康不平等的行为的决策提供见解。

SES#: 1002794PI: John R. WarrenCo-PI: Elaine M. HernandezUniversity of Minnesota, Twin-CitiesThis study combines an emerging approach in medical sociology that focuses on the importance of new health information and disease preventability with the literature that describes the influence of social relationships on medical decision-making. To examine the influence of new health information and social relationships, the research will focus on women who are pregnant for the first time and must navigate a plethora of new health information. A mixed-method design is employed comprised of survey interviews and in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Over the course of a year, women will be sequentially enrolled from local health clinics during their first prenatal visit to participate in an in-person survey interview and conduct in-depth interviews with a subset of the women during their third trimester. Broader Impacts:This study will not only advance knowledge about the processes that contribute to inequalities in health, but it will also provide insight into decisions about behaviors that lead to unequal health among women and infants.