TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking
JO  - American journal of men's health
A1  - Sanders Thompson, Vetta L.
A1  - Talley, Michael
A1  - Caito, Nikki
A1  - Kreuter, Margareta
SP  - 6
EP  - 15
VL  - 3
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 />
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SN  - 1557-9883
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1557988307304630
ID  - ref1
ER  -