Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Klein H

Publications

• Research Article
  Knowledge about HIV in a Community Sample of Urban African Americans in the South
  Author(s): Klein H, Sterk CE and Elifson KWKlein H, Sterk CE and Elifson KW
  
  Purpose: Race and HIV are intertwined in complex ways. African Americans, particularly those residing in the southern United States, are at great risk for contracting and subsequently transmitting HIV. Research on the extent to which members of this population understand the risks associated with engaging in specific behaviors is limited. This paper examines HIV knowledge among at-risk adult African American men and women and the factors associated with levels of HIV knowledge. Methods: Based on a conceptual model derived from Social Disorganization Theory and Syndemics Theory, interviews were conducted between 2009 and 2011. Questionnaire-based interviews were conducted with 1,864 respondents from 80 strategically-chosen census block groups in Atlanta, Georgia. An innovative approach to assessing amount of HIV knowledge was implemented, to derive better estimates of the extent of kn.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000622

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