HIV Knowledge Mediates the Relationship between HIV Testing History and Stigma in College Students

Autor/inn/en	James, Tyler G.; Ryan, Sadie J.
Titel	HIV Knowledge Mediates the Relationship between HIV Testing History and Stigma in College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 66 (2018) 7, S.561-569 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (James, Tyler G.) ORCID (Ryan, Sadie J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2018.1432623
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Social Bias; Barriers; Prevention; Intervention; College Students; Knowledge Level; Screening Tests; Sexuality; Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Prävention; Vorbeugung; Collegestudent; Wissensbasis; Screening-Verfahren; Sexualität
Abstract	Objective: HIV-related stigma is one of the strongest barriers to prevention and treatment. HIV prevalence in U.S. college students is estimated around 0.02%, but is thought to be drastically underreported. We examined the influence of HIV knowledge on the relationship between HIV testing history and stigma in college students. Participants: A random sample of 2343 students, over the age of 18, attending a large university in the southeastern United States completed the survey in January 2016. Methods: A mediation model was constructed in regression framework to explore the relationship between HIV testing history, knowledge, and stigma. Results: HIV testing history was associated with higher knowledge scores (a path: B = 4.08, p < 0.001) and higher knowledge scores were associated with lower stigma (b path: B = 0.01, p < 0.001). These results suggest that HIV knowledge partially mediates the relation between HIV testing history and stigma in college students. Conclusions: HIV testing history may decrease stigma by increasing knowledge. Results can be used to inform college health promotion practice on developing programs and services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01