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Document 0061
DOCN M9650061
TI Levels and predictors of HIV risk behavior among women in low-income
public housing developments.
DT 9605
AU Sikkema KJ; Koob JJ; Cargill VC; Kelly JA; Desiderato LL; Roffman RA;
Norman AD; Shabazz M; Copeland C; Winett RA; et al; Center for AIDS
Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of; Wisconsin, Milwaukee
53226, USA.
SO Public Health Rep. 1995 Nov-Dec;110(6):707-13. Unique Identifier :
AIDSLINE MED/96158901
AB The prevalence of increases in human immunodeficiency virus infection
and illness rates among urban disadvantaged women underscore the urgent
need for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention interventions for
high-risk women. Few studies, however, have examined the factors
contributing to risk in this population or predictors of risk taking and
risk reduction. A total of 148 women, most of them of racial minorities,
living in low-income public housing developments completed measures
designed to assess risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection and
to analyze factors related to risk taking, including knowledge about
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, behavior change self-efficacy,
intention to use condoms, and social norm perception about safer sex
practices. History of sexually transmitted diseases, low rates of condom
use, and relationships with men who were injection drug users or who
were not sexually exclusive were commonly reported. Women were divided
into high- or low-risk categories based on behavior during the two
preceding months. Women at low risk believed more strongly in personal
efficacy of behavior change, were more committed to using condoms, and
perceived risk reduction steps as more socially normative than high-risk
women. Culturally tailored human immunodeficiency virus prevention
interventions that address these dimensions are needed.
DE Condoms/*UTILIZATION Female Human HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
CONTROL Male *Poverty Public Housing *Risk-Taking Sex Behavior
Sexual Partners Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. United States Women's
Health JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).