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ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2018

Fathers Know Best: Inner-City African American Fathers' Perceptions Regarding Their Involvement in the Pediatric Medical Home.

Orville Newton-Ray Bignall, Whitney J Raglin Bignall, Lisa M Vaughn, Ndidi I Unaka

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Article in Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Orville Newton-Ray BignallCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. ray.bignall@cchmc.org.
Whitney J Raglin BignallCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Lisa M VaughnCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Ndidi I UnakaCincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

Enhancing treatment adherence and health outcomesT32HD068223 · NICHD · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI Kevin Hommel, Meghan Eileen McGrady · 2012 to 2026
$3.6M
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development T32 HD068223
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Abstract

objectiveDespite nearly three in four African American (AA) children being born to unwed mothers, AA fathers maintain relatively high levels of parenting engagement, whether or not they live with their children. While father involvement correlates with decreased adverse child health outcomes, the nature of AA father involvement in child health-including engagement in the pediatric medical home-remains largely unexplored. Our study aimed to assess perceptions of pediatric medical home participation among a cohort of urban, AA fathers.

methodsGroup level assessments (GLA; N = 17) were conducted among AA fathers in an urban, Midwestern neighborhood to examine perceptions regarding pediatric medical home involvement. Study participants generated themes based on GLA responses, and study staff used grounded theory as a framework for qualitative analysis of thematic data.

resultsFathers desired to have their parental role acknowledged by mothers and pediatricians. They perceived unrecognized parenting strengths, including being role models, teachers, and providers for their children. Respondents endorsed uncertainty navigating the pediatric health care system, unawareness of their children's pediatric appointments, and feeling excluded from health care decision-making by their children's mothers and pediatric providers.

conclusionsIn our cohort, AA fathers have a strong desire to be involved in their children's healthy development, but feel marginalized in their parenting role. AA fathers want improved communication with physicians and their children's mothers and to be actively included in health care decision-making. Enhanced efforts to engage fathers in the pediatric medical home may lead to improved health outcomes and reduced disparities for minority children.

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Black or African AmericanFathersPatient-Centered CareSingle ParentAdolescentAdultAgedAttitude to HealthDecision MakingHumansMaleMiddle AgedRoleYoung AdultAfrican American (AA) childrenFathersGroup level assessmentsPediatric medical home

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