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Sexuality and HIV/AIDS
— an exploration of older heterosexual women's knowledge levels | | Author(s) | Pamela Ross, Aine M Humble, Ilya Blum |
| Journal title | Journal of Women and Aging, vol 25, no 2, April-June 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, April-June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 165-182 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Older women ; Attitude ; Information needs ; Sexual activity ; AIDS ; Social surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Sexuality research tends to ignore older populations, such that little is known about older women's sexual health knowledge. To fill this research gap, 186 Canadian heterosexual women 50 years and older were surveyed about their knowledge regarding sexuality and HIV/AIDS. Respondents had moderate levels of overall knowledge of sexual health and ageing, correctly answering, on average, 60% of the 35 questions. However, they had lower levels of HIV/AIDS knowledge, correctly answering just over 50% of 25 questions. Results indicate the need for social awareness and education in this group regarding both general sexual health later in life and of HIV/AIDS. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823210 A |
| Classmark | BD: DP: UV:IK: BIU: CQTT: 3F: 7S |
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