Provider characteristics desired by African American women in prenatal care.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe provider characteristics African American pregnant women identified as important when interacting with their prenatal care providers in an outpatient office setting.

Study Design: A descriptive qualitative design was used to explore provider characteristics desired by African American women receiving prenatal care at two inner-city hospital-based obstetric clinics. A total of 22 African American women between the ages of 19 and 28 years participated in the study.

Development and clinical use of Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services (RAAPS) questionnaire in school-based health centers.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to describe the development and clinical use of Rapid Assessment for Adolescent Preventive Services (RAAPS), a time-efficient screening tool to assess for multiple adolescent risk behaviors.

Method: A retrospective chart audit was conducted to obtain descriptive data of middle school (N = 106) and alternative high school (N = 39) adolescents who completed the 17- to 18-item RAAPS questionnaire. Surveys assessed providers' evaluations of the RAAPS.