| Titre : | Using a Mixed-Methods Approach to Identify Health Concerns in an African American Community. (2011) |
| Auteurs : | Benita WEATHERS ; Frances-K BARG ; Marjorie BOWMAN ; Vanessa BRIGGS ; Ernestine DELMOOR ; Chanita-Hughes HALBERT ; Jerry-C JOHNSON ; Shiriki Kumanyika ; Joseph PURNELL ; Rodney ROGERS ; Center for Community-Based Research and Health Disparities. Department of Psychiatry. University of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia. USA ; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. University of Pennsylvania. USA |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 101, n° 11, 2011) |
| Pagination : | 2087-2092 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Méthode ; Méthodologie ; Homme ; Communauté |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS mFGpR0x8. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We used qualitative and quantitative data collection methods to identify the health concerns of African American residents in an urban community and analyzed the extent to which there were consistencies across methods in the concerns identified. Methods. We completed 9 focus groups with 51 residents, 27 key informant interviews, and 201 community health surveys with a random sample of community residents to identify the health issues participants considered of greatest importance. We then compared the issues identified through these methods. Results. Focus group participants and key informants gave priority to cancer and cardiovascular diseases, but most respondents in the community health survey indicated that sexually transmitted diseases, substance abuse, and obesity were conditions in need of intervention. How respondents ranked their concerns varied in the qualitative versus the quantitative methods. Conclusions. Using qualitative and quantitative approaches simultaneously is useful in determining community health concerns. Although quantitative approaches yield concrete evidence of community needs, qualitative approaches provide a context for how these issues can be addressed. Researchers should develop creative ways to address multiple issues that arise when using a mixed-methods approach. |
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