Table 1.

Design and sample characteristics of qualitative studies (n=27).

Data Collection Method	Author(s)	Year Published	Sample Characteristics
Traditional Focus Groups	Bopp et al.	2007	N = 20 AA women living Charleston or Columbia, South Carolina; M age = 57.45 years.
	D’Alonzo & Fischetti	2008	N = 11 AA women living in the northeastern region of the U.S.; participants were aged 19 to 31 years, M age not reported.
	Doldren & Webb	2013	N = 40 AA women living in Broward County, FL; participants were aged 18–45 years, M age not reported.
	Dunn	2008	N = 14 AA women living in San Antonio, TX and surrounding areas, M age = 60.1 years.
	Eyler et al.	1998	Minority women from 5 different ethnic backgrounds living in California and Missouri, N of AA women not reported; participants were aged 40 years or older; M age not reported.
	Hoebeke	2008	N = 5 AA women living in Evansville, IN; M age = 32.2 years.
	Ingram et al.	2011	N = 33 AA women living in Chicago, IL; M age = 54 years.
	James et al.	2012	N = 50 AA women living in Florida; participants were aged 18 to 64 years, M age not reported.
	Young et al.	2002	N = 39 AA women living in Baltimore, MD and surrounding areas; participants were aged 20–50 years, M age not reported.
	Pekmezi et al.	2013	N = 54 AA women living in Alabama and Mississippi, M age = 46 years.
	Richter et al.	2002	N = 42 AA women living in Sumter County, South Carolina; M age = 31.8 years.
	Sanderson et al.	2002	N = 61 AA living in Wilcox County, Alabama; M age = 35.6 years.
	Walcott-McQuigg & Prochaska 2001	2001	N = 57 AA women living in Chicago, IL; participants were aged 55 years or older, M age not reported.
	Walcott-McQuigg et al.	2001	N = 33 AA women living in Chicago, IL; participants were aged 40–78 years, M age not reported.
	Wilbur et al.	2002	N = 48 AA women living in Chicago, IL; participants were aged 20–50 years, M age not reported.
	Wilcox et al.	2002	N = 42 AA women living Sumter County, South Carolina; participants were aged 19–51 years, M age not reported.
	Wilcox et al.	2005	N = 16 AA women living in Fairfield County, South Carolina; M age = 67.5 years
	Nies et al.	1999	N= 16 AA women living in western Tennessee; participants were aged 35–50 years, M age not reported.
One-on-on Interviews	Evans	2011	N = 20 AA women living in rural Arkansas; M age = 48.9 years.
	Henderson & Ainsworth	2000a	N = 30 AA women living in Columbia, South Carolina; M age = 57 years (Note: study comprised of same sample as Henderson & Ainsworth 2000b).
	Henderson & Ainsworth	2000b	N = 30 AA women living in Columbia, South Carolina; M age = 57 years (Note: study comprised of same sample as Henderson & Ainsworth 2000a).
	Kirchhoff et al.	2008	N = 19 AA women living in Chicago, IL; M age = 40.7 years.
	Price et al.	2013	N = 15 AA women living in the Eastern Coast of the U.S.; M age = 66.7 years.
Traditional Focus Groups and One-on-one Interviews	Harley et al.	2009	N = 15 AA women living in a Midwestern urban setting; participants were aged 25–45 with a median age of 33 years, M age not reported.
Online Focus Groups	Im et al.	2012	N = 21 AA women recruited through an online forum (geographic information of participants not provided); M age = 51.1 years (Note: study comprised of same sample as Im et al. 2013).
	Im et al.	2013	N = 21 AA women recruited through an online forum (geographic information of participants not provided); M age = 51.1 years (Note: study comprised of same sample as Im et al. 2012).
Nominal Group Technique	Zunker et al.	2008	N = 14 AA women living in the metro area of Birmingham, AL; M age = 44 years.

Note: Data was abstracted using information provided by authors in study publications. Description of sample characteristics is limited to the quality of description provided by study authors. Some studies included non-AA women in their samples. Data presented refers to only AA women included in studies unless otherwise noted. Abbreviations: AA= African American, M = mean.