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American Journal of Men's Health
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African American Men's Perceptions of Factors Influencing Health-Information Seeking

Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, PhD

Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, sandervs{at}slu.edu

Michael Talley, BS, RRT

Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

Nikki Caito, MPH, MS, RD

Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

Matthew Kreuter, PhD

Health Communication Research Laboratory, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri

The lack of health information is one of several factors implicated in the poor health status of African American men. Although a growing body of research delineates the obstacles to African Americans' engagement in preventive health behaviors, relatively little is known about the barriers that adversely affect men's involvement in health-information seeking. This article presents qualitative data on African American men's information seeking through an analysis of focus group data. Three research questions are addressed: (a) What health-information concerns and needs do African American men have? (b) How do African American men describe their efforts to obtain health information? and (c) What factors facilitate or inhibit health-information seeking by African American men? The implications of the data and suggestions for future research are provided.

Key Words: health communication • African American men • health-information seeking • multicultural issues • health education

This version was published on March 1, 2009

American Journal of Men's Health, Vol. 3, No. 1, 6-15 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1557988307304630
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