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HIV/AIDS knowledge scores and perceptions of risk among African American students attending historically black colleges and universities
Sutton MY , Hardnett FP , Wright P , Wahi S , Pathak S , Warren-Jeanpiere L , Jones S . Public Health Rep 2011 126 (5) 653-63 OBJECTIVE: African American young adults are disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic and often unaware of their personal risk for HIV. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) enroll 25% of college-educated African American young adults and can play an important role in HIV prevention. We examined HIV/AIDS knowledge of students at HBCUs to inform and strengthen our HIV prevention efforts at HBCUs. METHODS: African American undergraduate HBCU students completed online surveys assessing HIV/AIDS knowledge and behaviors, and we analyzed data to assess their knowledge and behaviors. RESULTS: A total of 1,051 of 1,230 surveys completed (85.4%) were analyzable. Eighty-two percent of students had average/high HIV knowledge scores. Seventy-nine percent of students surveyed perceived themselves to be at low risk for HIV infection; 64% of those who had at least two or more sex partners had not used a condom at last sex encounter. In the final model, significant independent effects were identified for average/high knowledge of HIV risk, including agreeing with assessing a potential partner's HIV risk by all of the five actions listed (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.7, 4.3) and never using a needle to inject drugs (AOR=5.6, 95% CI 3.2, 9.7). CONCLUSIONS: Educating students about effectively assessing sex partner risk will improve HIV knowledge and prevention efforts at HBCUs. |
Health administrator perspectives on human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention and services at historically black colleges and universities
Warren-Jeanpiere L , Jones S , Sutton MY . J Am Coll Health 2011 59 (4) 327-9 OBJECTIVE: Due to the disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among African American young adults, the authors explored (1) number of historically black college and university (HBCU) campuses with existing HIV prevention policies and services and (2) perceived barriers for implementing HIV prevention services. METHODS: Semistructured telephone surveys were conducted with health administrators from 25 HBCUs. RESULTS: Twenty-four of 25 (96%) health administrators responded. Twelve of 24 administrators (50%) reported having no formal HIV prevention policies or services on campus, 11 of 24 (46%) described having formal HIV prevention policies and services (eg, condom distribution, HIV testing), and 1 was unsure. Seven of 11 (64%) administrators who reported having policies or services indicated that the availability of condoms on campus facilitated HIV/AIDS prevention by promoting safer sex. Perceived barriers to more effectively providing services included negative student attitudes regarding HIV and lack of support from school administration and parents. CONCLUSION: There are inadequate HIV/AIDS prevention services on some HBCU campuses. |
African American women's retrospective perceptions of the intergenerational transfer of gynecological health care information received from mothers: implications for families and providers
Warren-Jeanpiere L , Miller KS , Warren AM . J Fam Commun 2010 10 (2) 81-98 Seeking preventive care and communicating openly with providers during clinical encounters could reduce adolescent African American (AA) women's risk of acquiring STIs or HIV. This study examines how the intergenerational transfer of gynecological health care information between mothers and daughters may influence the health care-seeking behavior of AA adolescent women and their ability to speak openly with providers about sexual health concerns, including sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV prevention during clinical encounters. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 AA women (ages 20-55) to elicit retrospective narrative accounts including reason for the first visit, decision to seek care, and mother-daughter communication regarding gynecological health care. Data were analyzed using Critical Incident Analysis (CIA). Most participants (70%) sought gynecological health care as adolescents based upon their mothers' recommendations. Many (59%) reported that the visit was not preventive. Participants (29%) reported that a lack of communication from mothers regarding gynecological health was critical to their ability to speak openly with providers. Knowledge gained from this study could increase mothers' as well as providers' ability to facilitate family gynecological health communication, which could decrease young women's risk of experiencing negative health outcomes including HIV. |
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