Health Information–Seeking Practices of African American Young Men Who Have Sex With Men
| Autor: | India D. Rose, Lucy Annang, S. Melinda Spencer, Lisa L. Lindley, Daniela B. Friedman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030505 public health Sociology and Political Science business.industry Information seeking media_common.quotation_subject General Social Sciences medicine.disease Focus group Men who have sex with men 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Family medicine Health care medicine Health education 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality 0305 other medical science business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common Clinical psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Youth & Society. 48:344-365 |
| ISSN: | 1552-8499 0044-118X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0044118x13491769 |
| Popis: | The current study used a qualitative, phenomenological approach to investigate the health information–seeking practices of African American young men who have sex with men (AAYMSM). Forty-two self-identified AAYMSM, aged 18 to 21, residing in a Southeastern U.S. city participated in a qualitative focus group or face-to-face interview to examine their access to health information, current and preferred sources and types of health information, and recommendations for improving the delivery of health information to AAYMSM. Participants reported accessing health information from a complex network of sources, including peers, health care professionals, parents, and the Internet. Most consulted these sources to access information about the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS. In addition, participants provided recommendations to improve delivery of health information and identified parents and the Internet as preferred sources of health information. This research highlights the importance of developing health information, specifically for AAYMSM. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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