Black men's awareness of peripheral artery disease and acceptability of screening in barbershops: a qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) disproportionately burdens Black Americans, particularly Black men. Despite the significant prevalence and high rate of associated morbidity and mortality, awareness of and treatment initiation for PAD remains low in this demographic group. Given the well-established social cohesion among barbershops frequently attended by Black men, barbershops may be ideal settings for health screening and education to improve awareness, early detection, and treatment initiation of PAD among Black men.

Methods

A qualitative study involving 1:1 participant interviews in Cleveland, Ohio assessed perspectives of Black men about barbershop-based screening and education about PAD. Inductive thematic analysis was performed to derive themes directly fr

SUBMITTER: Coy T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9821364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature