Assessing perceptions of and responses to multiple health risks among the southern poor.
Prev Chronic Dis
; 8(1): A11, 2011 Jan.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21159223
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
We explored perceptions of and responses to multiple health risks among people living in poverty in the southern United States.METHODS:
We conducted 12 focus groups and interviewed 66 focus group participants in 3 southern US cities (Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; and Columbia, South Carolina). Thematic analysis was used to identify major themes.RESULTS:
Study participants worried most about chronic health conditions and the costs to treat those conditions. Feelings of threat were influenced by family health history and race. Barriers to health-protective behaviors included time, work, family, apathy, and low response efficacy. Physical activity and checking blood pressure were the health-protective behaviors in which participants most often engaged.CONCLUSION:
Our results will be useful for the development of interventions that target the southern poor. Intervention messages should address the barriers that poor people face when attempting to engage in health-protective behaviors and should help strengthen people's confidence in their ability to change their behaviors.
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Assunto principal:
Pobreza
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Nível de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article