Our men are grinding out: A qualitative examination of sex ratio imbalances, relationship power, and low-income African American women's health

Women and Health

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-81

  Bontempi, Jean M Breny ^a   Eng, Eugenia ^b   Quinn, Sandra Crouse ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; HIV prevention; Qualitative research; Sexual health promotion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LITERATURE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; POVERTY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 55249107589     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802132005     Document Type: Article

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