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December 1, 2008 | Journal Article
There is evidence that interpersonal experiences of minority patients with HIV care providers can be positive. While access to care facilities is less readily available to minorities, African-American patients report favorable communication with care providers.
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Despite the importance of access to risk-appropriate reproductive care, there is limited information on the perspectives of mothers and daughters about facilitators and barriers to receiving this care. Researchers conducted five focus groups with a ...
January 1, 2005 | Journal Article
The high proportion of African Americans who are overweight and obese is well known, placing them at a high risk for numerous health problems, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Little is known, however, about the relationship o ...
April 13, 2005 | Journal Article
The authors investigated if race was a factor in whether women with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer received counseling concerning availability of genetic testing for BRCA 1/2 mutations. Mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 confer a significant ...
September 26, 2005 | Journal Article
Previous research shows that black Americans more often receive mental health services from a primary care physician than from a mental health specialist. This study assessed whether ethnicity was related to the diagnosis and treatment of depression ...
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Students who become pregnant in their teens are more likely to drop out of school, increasing the likelihood of persistent poverty and social disadvantage. This study examined the effect of school-based prenatal services on school attendance and dro ...
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
This study examined whether racial differences exist in cholesterol monitoring, use of lipid-lowering agents and achievement of guideline-recommended low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. The author ...
August 1, 2007 | Journal Article
A survey of 1,027 HIV-infected patients was used in this research to examine how patient preference in decision-making affected outcome. The study population was mostly young African-American males. Respondents were asked to select one of these cate ...