Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Population, Family & Reproductive Health, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine & Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2010 Dec;4(4):297-304. doi: 10.1177/1557988309335822. Epub 2009 May 11.
Women serve as important health information sources for young men. No previous study has explored women's perceptions about this role related to young men's sexual and reproductive health (SRH) care. Twenty African American women recruited from two clinics participated in three focus groups to explore perceptions to engage young men in SRH care. Themes were identified that may facilitate and/or hinder women to engage young men in SRH care: 1) communication/actions to provide support; 2) challenges in providing support; 3) traditional gender role perceptions and other access barriers; and 4) motivation, influence and control. Participants were interested and willing to support young men's SRH including sharing information about clinics (95%), making appointments (90%), going to visits together (90%), and having joint appointments (67%). Findings provide a foundation for programs interested to engage women as health promotion agents to improve young men's SRH care access. Future efforts should explore the generalizability of study findings.
女性是年轻男性重要的健康信息来源。之前没有研究探讨过女性对这一角色的看法，即与年轻男性的性健康和生殖健康（SRH）护理相关。从两家诊所招募了 20 名非裔美国女性，她们参加了三次焦点小组，探讨了促使女性参与年轻男性 SRH 护理的看法：1）提供支持的沟通/行动；2）提供支持的挑战；3）传统的性别角色观念和其他进入障碍；4）动机、影响力和控制力。参与者有兴趣并愿意支持年轻男性的 SRH，包括分享有关诊所的信息（95%）、预约（90%）、一起就诊（90%）和共同预约（67%）。研究结果为有兴趣让女性充当健康促进代理人以改善年轻男性 SRH 护理获取的项目提供了基础。未来的研究应探索研究结果的普遍性。
