TY - JOUR
T1 - Family planning knowledge
T2 - The role of social networks and primary care providers as information sources for African American women
AU - Blackstock, Oni J.
AU - Mba-Jonas, Adamma
AU - Sacajiu, Galit M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Address correspondence to Oni J. Blackstock, MD, Harlem Hospital Center, The Affiliation at Columbia University, 506 Lenox Avenue, Room 3101A, New York, NY 10037. E-mail: oblackstock@yahoo.com Funding support for this study was provided by the Division of General Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and by Provident Clinical Society, an affiliate of the National Medical Association.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Disparities in the rates of unintended pregnancy have increased for low-income African American women as compared to other groups due, in part, to declining contraception use. Women obtain family planning information from diverse sources, which may ultimately influence contraceptive decision making. For this qualitative study, we conducted in-depth interviews with urban-dwelling low-income African American women to explore, within the framework of the theory of planned behavior, how family planning information is acquired from two distinct knowledge sources: social networks and primary care providers. We present thematic analysis and model interpretation, and offer approaches to preventing unintended pregnancy.
AB - Disparities in the rates of unintended pregnancy have increased for low-income African American women as compared to other groups due, in part, to declining contraception use. Women obtain family planning information from diverse sources, which may ultimately influence contraceptive decision making. For this qualitative study, we conducted in-depth interviews with urban-dwelling low-income African American women to explore, within the framework of the theory of planned behavior, how family planning information is acquired from two distinct knowledge sources: social networks and primary care providers. We present thematic analysis and model interpretation, and offer approaches to preventing unintended pregnancy.
KW - African Americans
KW - Contraception
KW - Family planning
KW - Health communication
KW - Women's health
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U2 - 10.1080/10627197.2010.491060
DO - 10.1080/10627197.2010.491060
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77953719925
SN - 1554-6128
VL - 5
SP - 128
EP - 143
JO - American Journal of Sexuality Education
JF - American Journal of Sexuality Education
IS - 2
ER -