Wilbur JoEllen, Chandler Peggy, Dancy Barbara, Choi JiWon, Plonczynski Donna
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, 845 South Damen, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Women Health. 2002;36(2):17-28. doi: 10.1300/J013v36n02_02.
This study was part of a multi-site project carried out with seven universities throughout the United States to identify cultural, environmental, and policy determinants of physical activity in ethnic minority women aged 20 to 50 years. Following an extensive literature review, nine core research questions were created to examine potential barriers to physical activity as well as enabling factors. Methods and findings presented are from six focus groups of low-income, urban African American women. These focus groups were held at each of two health centers serving communities in Chicago, Illinois, that are predominantly African American and low income and have households usually headed by women. Forty-eight women participated, with 5 to 11 in each group. Most (85%) were unmarried, 40% had less than a high school education, and 33% were neither employed nor attending school. Findings reflected the influence of a culture of poverty and the importance of environmental safety and community support. The findings will be used to inform the development of community-based exercise interventions and policies that are culturally and socially sensitive to the needs of low-income, urban African American women.
本研究是一个多地点项目的一部分，该项目与美国各地的七所大学合作开展，旨在确定20至50岁少数民族女性体育活动的文化、环境和政策决定因素。在进行广泛的文献综述后，提出了九个核心研究问题，以探讨体育活动的潜在障碍以及促成因素。所呈现的方法和研究结果来自六个针对低收入城市非裔美国女性的焦点小组。这些焦点小组在伊利诺伊州芝加哥市为社区服务的两个健康中心分别举行，这些社区主要是低收入的非裔美国人社区，家庭通常由女性当家。48名女性参与其中，每组5至11人。大多数（85%）未婚，40%的人受教育程度低于高中，33%的人既未就业也未上学。研究结果反映了贫困文化的影响以及环境安全和社区支持的重要性。这些研究结果将用于为基于社区的运动干预措施和政策的制定提供信息，这些措施和政策在文化和社会层面上对低收入城市非裔美国女性的需求具有敏感性。
