CHE 6305 Issues and Trends in Community Health Unit 5
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Using a mixed-methods approach to identify health concerns in an African American Community Authors: Benita Weathers, Frances K. Barg, Marjorie Bowman, Vanessa Briggs, Ernestine Delmoor and Shiriki Kumanyika Date: Nov. 2011 From: The American Journal of Public Health(Vol. 101, Issue 11) Publisher: American Public Health Association, Inc. Document Type: Author abstract; Brief article Length: 184 words DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2010.191775
Abstract: 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 mixedmethods approach.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.191775
Source Citation (MLA 9th Edition) Weathers, Benita, et al. "Using a mixed-methods approach to identify health concerns in an African American Community." The
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 101, no. 11, Nov. 2011, pp. 2087+. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A272076928/ITOF?u=oran95108&sid=bookmark-ITOF&xid=282f0755. Accessed 26 June 2022.
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