1 FHI 360, Durham, NC, USA.
2 North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.
Am J Mens Health. 2019 Jan-Feb;13(1):1557988319829953. doi: 10.1177/1557988319829953.
Morbidity and mortality rates are alarmingly high among African American men and are influenced by the health-seeking behaviors of this population. This study examined data from 40 focus groups with African American men in Durham, North Carolina, to better understand social and cultural influences on health-seeking behaviors. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. Three broad types of social/cultural influence on motivation to seek health care services were identified: family, culture and upbringing, and peers. Study findings confirm the importance of social relationships in influencing African American men's health-seeking behaviors and offer characterization of the nature of influence across different types of relationships, according to the direct support or indirect messages they provide. Future programs can draw on these data to inform efforts to include family and peers as well as utilize existing cultural gender norms to the advantage of health promotion for African American men.
非裔美国男性的发病率和死亡率高得惊人，这与该人群的寻医行为有关。本研究通过对北卡罗来纳州达勒姆的 40 个非裔美国男性焦点小组的数据进行分析，以更好地了解对健康寻求行为产生影响的社会和文化因素。研究结果采用归纳主题分析。确定了影响寻求医疗服务动机的三种主要的社会/文化影响因素：家庭、文化和成长经历、以及同龄人。研究结果证实了社会关系在影响非裔美国男性的健康寻求行为方面的重要性，并根据它们提供的直接支持或间接信息，对不同类型的关系的影响性质进行了描述。未来的项目可以利用这些数据来鼓励将家庭和同龄人纳入其中，并利用现有的文化性别规范来促进非裔美国男性的健康。
