Date

2-29-2024

Department

School of Health Sciences

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Chair

Aimee Dietsch

Keywords

Health Literacy, African American women, Minority women’s care, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance, HQL, Health Literacy Questionnaire

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

This qualitative case study's goal is to identify patterns in the health disparities experienced by African American women and to identify the factors that help and hinder African American females' ability to become health-literate consumers in the commercial and Medicaid markets. This study focuses on African American women's health outcomes and how they relate to health literacy. The purpose of this study is to increase health literacy for the African American population of women, specifically ages 18 and older. Various trends in health literacy are observed among all demographics. An example of this, specifically with African American women, is the misinformation in women’s care. In comparison to previous studies, this research will take a new approach. This approach takes into account the environment in which people reside and receive medical care. These methods include descriptive phenomenology. These secondary analysis and phenomenological research in the form of interviews. A purposive sampling of 15 African American women over the age of 18 participated in this study. Data collection procedures included surveys, interviews, and observations. The interview script and researcher notes, the teleconference and videoconference recordings, the audio transcription, and the data analysis were all employed as data-gathering instruments in this study. According to the participants' HQL survey results, only six out of 15 participants scored proficient in health literacy. This data is a direct reflection of how sociodemographic factors, backgrounds, and extent of health information used are relatable.

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