Gender differences in knowing about hypertension: the black experience.
This descriptive exploratory study was undertaken in an attempt to describe how hypertension as a disease and illness is conceptualized from the point of view and experience of black couples. Twenty-one black couples were interviewed and the data content was analyzed. Explanatory models constructed from the taped interviews revealed that the differences in knowing about hypertension were primarily due to gender. Differences were identified in the structure and content of the explanatory models. Content differences between women and men were primarily in the areas of stress and diet. The significance of this research is that it identified gender differences in ways of learning about illness that need further exploration.
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D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires