Table 1.

Provider characteristics important to young African American women.

Inputs	Processes	Outcomes
"A male doctor is rough too."	Men were not always perceived as trustworthy; more comfort was found in another woman as a provider.	Gender and race sensitivity are important in provider-client relationships.
"Probably I'm more comfortable with a woman."	While there was some concordance and preference for same race, priority was gender concordance.	Critical to nurture trust in the relationship, especially critical for men providers.
“She’s a women, she’s the same color as me, looks like she knows what she’s talking about.”
“Men seem to be more cold, like they just tell you what’s the matter and leave. I feel a woman will talk it out.”
“Because a man he just doesn't care, but women they know, they seem like they know more about your body.”
"There is a certain level of comfort maybe having the person be like the client, a Black woman."