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Knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS among community-living women
— re-examining issues of age and gender | | Author(s) | Jennifer Hillman |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 19, nos 3/4, 2007 |
| Pages | pp 53-68 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | AIDS ; Attitude ; Older women ; Older men ; Living in the community ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Although older women face unique risks related to HIV/AIDS, little empirical data is available regarding HIV/AIDS among women over the age of 65. In the present study, 160 community-living older women and men completed questionnaires regarding knowledge and attitudes about HIV/AIDS. Findings showed that although older women were less likely to talk to their physician about HIV than men, they maintained greater knowledge and generally dispelled myths about viral transmission. However, most older women believed that HIV/AIDS had limited personal relevance, possessed virtually no knowledge of age and gender specific risk factors, and professed HIV-associated stigma. These findings highlight the need for gender and age specific prevention programmes. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-071210202 A |
| Classmark | CQTT: DP: BD: BC: K4: 3F: 7T |
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