title: Seeking health advice from social networks in low-income urban neighborhoods.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine how individuals residing in low-income neighborhoods use their social networks for health advice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Secondary data analysis of 363 individuals living in low-income neighborhoods was conducted using social network analysis and logistic regression  techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings suggest that residents typically seek health advice from one or 2 friends and family members rather than a health professional. Age and family history of illness increased the likelihood that one would seek support whereas the combination of anxiety and  depression decreased advice seeking.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings support the need for multidisciplinary strategies for disseminating health information through informal social networks.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky College of Social Work, Lexington, KY, USA. patty.cook@uky.edu
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cook-Craig
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ely
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dignan
authors.forename: Carol R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty; D011204:Poverty Areas; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population