Our men are grinding out: a qualitative examination of sex ratio imbalances, relationship power, and low-income African American women's health
| Autor: | Jean M. Breny Bontempi, Sandra Crouse Quinn, Eugenia Eng |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Gerontology
Adult Safe Sex Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Public housing media_common.quotation_subject Sexual Behavior HIV Infections Women of color Power (social and political) Anecdotes as Topic Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Surveys and Questionnaires medicine North Carolina Humans Social identity theory Poverty media_common Cultural Characteristics General Medicine Focus Groups Middle Aged medicine.disease Focus group Independence Black or African American Sexual Partners Women's Health Female Power Psychological Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Womenhealth. 48(1) |
| ISSN: | 0363-0242 |
| Popis: | In the United States, the number of HIV/AIDS cases among women of color is increasing, with African American women now comprising 60% of all female AIDS cases. Scholars have attributed this imbalance to social factors. The aim of this study was to explore the impact that relationship power has on heterosexual women's ability to practice safer sex. Five focus groups were conducted with 24 African American women, aged 18-57 years, residing in public housing in rural North Carolina over a six-month period in 2000. Findings suggest that women maintain their independence, despite inequities in relationship power and remain strong to make a better life for their families. Recommendations are made to promote and build upon this social identity that women have in order to help them practice healthier behaviors. |
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