Psychological factors that predict AIDS high-risk versus AIDS precautionary behavior.

Kelly, Jeffrey A.; Lawrence, Janet S. St.; Brasfield, Ted L.; Lemke, Audie; Amidei, Terry; Roffman, Roger E.; Hood, Harold V.; Smith, Joseph; Kilgore, Hilda; McNeill, Chip

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.58.1.117

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“…AIDS has been referred to as the 'new leprosy' (Ross, 1989). However, it is clear that information alone is insufficient to change the risk behaviour of target groups (Kelly, 1990). Health education must bridge the gap between information and education by motivating individuals to take the information and apply it.…”

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AIDS-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Students: Evidence from Two Countries (Zimbabwe and Nigeria)

Akande

1994

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Knowledge of belief and behaviour towards AIDS were assessed in a random sample of over 1400 University students aged 17 and over in Zimbabwe and Nigeria. The majority of the students engaged in a number of sexual practices despite being aware of the dangers of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Data indicated that there were no significant differences in the knowledge of AIDS across countries or between sexes. The determinants of knowledge of AIDS are related more strongly to attitudinal and behavioural variables than to demographic ones, and when comparing the two cultures, there are few differences in accuracy of AIDS/HIV knowledge across the practicing at risk behaviours. However, the strategy of asking partners about sexual history, IV drug use and blood transfusions is endorsed slightly more by the female populations in both samples. The most common source of information on safer sex reported in the two populations was the television. These data suggest the need for further exploring process factors that influence risk behaviour decision making, and for prevention models derived from psychological research in these areas.

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AIDS-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Students: Evidence from Two Countries (Zimbabwe and Nigeria)

Akande

1994

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…HIV Risk Behavior Knowledge-HIV knowledge was assessed using 15 true/false items (Kelly et al, 1990). The knowledge scale included items from the following domains: risk reduction steps, correct condom use, and safer sex practices.…”

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Severely Mentally Ill Women’s HIV Risk: The Influence of Social Support, Substance Use, and Contextual Risk Factors

Randolph

Pinkerton

Somlai

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Community Ment Health J

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In structured interviews with 96 women with severe mental illness, nearly two-thirds had not used condoms during sexual intercourse in the past 3 months, more than two-thirds had sex with multiple partners, and almost one-third had been treated for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the past year. Women who reported fewer sexual risk context factors, such as having sex with someone the participant did not know or transactional sex, had fewer sexual partners. Larger social support networks were associated with less frequent sex after drug use. In turn, women who less often had sex after using drugs had unprotected intercourse less frequently.

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“…A literature review carried out by Gillis (7) indicated that self-efficacy, social support, perceived benefits, self-concepts and perceived barriers are the strongest predictors of a health promoting lifestyle. In addition, the literature review indicates that healthy lifestyle is also influenced by marital (8,9), and employment status (10), family size (11), education (12,13), self-efficacy (14), and knowledge about healthy lifestyle (15,16).…”

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Health Knowledge and Health Promoting Lifestyle Among Women of Childbearing age in Shiraz

Ahmadi¹,

Roosta²

2015

Women's Health Bull

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Background: Health promotion is receiving an ever increasing attention regarding its prominent role in health of population. Health promoting lifestyle could be due, in some part, to enhancing knowledge about healthy behaviors. Objectives: Due to the importance of healthy lifestyle in current situation of chronic diseases in Iranian society, the aim of this study was to determine the correlates of health promoting life style with a special emphasis on the role of health knowledge among women of reproductive age. Patients and Methods:This cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of 392 women of child bearing age (15 -49 years) in 2013 in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran. The participants were selected through random cluster sampling. The scale for health promotion lifestyle was Walker's Health Promoting lifestyle Profile (HPLP), which encompasses six healthy lifestyle dimensions including health selfresponsibility, nutrition, physical activity, stress management, interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth. Results:The results of the study indicated a significant association between health knowledge (r = 0.225, P = 0.000), rate of study in health matters (r = 0.341, P = 0.000), women's education (r = 0.109, P = 0.035), husbands' education (r = 0.182, P = 0.005), and socio-economic class (Spearman' rho = 0.154, P = 0.000) and Health Promoting lifestyle (HPLS). In addition, age and education affected HPLS through health knowledge. There was no significant association between age, age at marriage, family size, marital status, experience of abortion and occupation with Health Promoting lifestyle. Conclusions: Knowledge automatically creates the desired changes in behavior. Health professionals and health education programs have to increase awareness of healthy lifestyle behaviors that enables people to apply this knowledge in their everyday lives. Therefore, the goal of health policy should be promoting the health knowledge of the population.

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Psychological factors that predict AIDS high-risk versus AIDS precautionary behavior.

Cited by 141 publications

References 7 publications

AIDS-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Students: Evidence from Two Countries (Zimbabwe and Nigeria)

AIDS-Related Beliefs and Behaviours of Students: Evidence from Two Countries (Zimbabwe and Nigeria)

Severely Mentally Ill Women’s HIV Risk: The Influence of Social Support, Substance Use, and Contextual Risk Factors

Health Knowledge and Health Promoting Lifestyle Among Women of Childbearing age in Shiraz

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