@article{ref1,
title="African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking",
journal="American journal of men's health",
year="2009",
author="Sanders Thompson, Vetta L. and Talley, Michael and Caito, Nikki and Kreuter, Margareta",
volume="3",
number="1",
pages="6-15",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="",
issn="1557-9883",
doi="10.1177/1557988307304630",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988307304630"
}