Conspiracy Beliefs About Birth Control: Barriers to Pregnancy Prevention Among African Americans of Reproductive Age

This article examines the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about birth control (e.g., the belief that birth control is a form of Black genocide) and their association with contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans. The authors conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of...

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Vydané v:	Health education & behavior Ročník 32; číslo 4; s. 474 - 487
Hlavní autori:	Thorburn, Sheryl, Bogart, Laura M.
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01.08.2005 SAGE Publications Sage SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Predmet:	Adolescent Adult African Americans African Americans - education African Americans - psychology Attitudes Beliefs Biological and medical sciences Birth control Black women Childbirth & labor Conspiracy Contraception Contraception Behavior - ethnology Contraception Behavior - psychology Contraceptives Cultural Characteristics Data Collection Factor Analysis, Statistical Family Planning Services - utilization Female Genocide Health Health behavior Health beliefs Health care industry Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health services Homicide - ethnology Humans Interviews as Topic Male Medical personnel Medical sciences Minorities Minority & ethnic groups Miscellaneous Paranoid Behavior - ethnology Paranoid Behavior - psychology Pregnancy Pregnancy, Unplanned Prevention Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine REGULAR ARTICLES Respondents Safety Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - ethnology Social aspects Telephone surveys United States Women Youth United States African Americans family planning birth control pregnancy prevention conspiracy beliefs contraception Human Family planning Social perception Accessibility Contraception Ethnic group Pregnancy Prevention Birth control Female Woman Public health African American Sexually active period
ISSN:	1090-1981, 1552-6127
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Shrnutí:	This article examines the endorsement of conspiracy beliefs about birth control (e.g., the belief that birth control is a form of Black genocide) and their association with contraceptive attitudes and behavior among African Americans. The authors conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of 500 African Americans (aged 15-44). Many respondents endorsed birth control conspiracy beliefs, including conspiracy beliefs about Black genocide and the safety of contraceptive methods. Stronger conspiracy beliefs predicted more negative attitudes toward contraceptives. In addition, men with stronger contraceptive safety conspiracy beliefs were less likely to be currently using any birth control. Among current birth control users, women with stronger contraceptive safety conspiracy beliefs were less likely to be using contraceptive methods that must be obtained from a health care provider. Results suggest that conspiracy beliefs are a barrier to pregnancy prevention. Findings point to the need for addressing conspiracy beliefs in public health practice.
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ISSN:	1090-1981 1552-6127
DOI:	10.1177/1090198105276220