HIV/AIDS Misconceptions among Latinos: Findings from a Population-Based Survey of California Adults

Autor/inn/en	Ritieni, Assunta; Moskowitz, Joel; Tholandi, Maya
Titel	HIV/AIDS Misconceptions among Latinos: Findings from a Population-Based Survey of California Adults
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 35 (2008) 2, S.245-259 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198106288795
Schlagwörter	Income; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Telephone Surveys; Multiple Regression Analysis; Misconceptions; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Hispanic Americans; Adults; Spanish Speaking; Age Differences; Interviews; Educational Attainment; Socioeconomic Influences; Correlation; Public Health; Social Bias; Communicable Diseases; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Einkommen; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Missverständnis; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Korrelation; Gesundheitswesen; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Kalifornien
Abstract	Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS among Latino adults (N=454) in California were examined using data from a population-based telephone survey conducted in 2000. Common misconceptions concerning modes of HIV transmission included transmission via mosquito or animal bite (64.1%), public facilities (48.3%), or kissing someone on the cheek (24.8%). A composite misconceptions score was constructed. Correlations between the composite measure and other HIV/AIDS-related beliefs were examined. Latinos with a higher level of misconceptions were more likely to report higher self-perceived risk of HIV infection, and discomfort with infected individuals in a school and in a food setting. Results from multiple linear regression analysis indicated that individuals 45 years and older, those who were interviewed in Spanish, and those with lower education or income levels had a higher degree of misconceptions. The results suggest the need for targeted education efforts to reduce HIV/AIDS misconceptions among Latino adults in California. (Contains 4 tables.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10