title: Differences in beliefs about the causes of health disparities in Black and White nurses.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether Black and White nurses' beliefs about causes of health disparities differ.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Analyses reveal that overall Black nurses perceived external factors to contribute significantly more to health disparities than White nurses. Black nurses considered four specific causes dealing with physician and societal factors, such as "discrimination in society," to be more significant contributors to health disparities than White nurses, whereas White nurses considered genetic factors to be a greater contributor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different views of the causes of health disparities are discussed, particularly in light of cultural competency training and other efforts to ameliorate health disparities.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion and Education, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roberts-Dobie
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Joram
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Devlin
authors.forename: DeAnn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ambroson
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D044383:Black People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D054521:Cultural Competency; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D044465:White People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: Cultural competency; health status disparity; healthcare disparity; nurse; perception