TY - JOUR
T1 - Comprehensively assessing cognitive and behavioral risks for HIV infection among middle-aged and older adults
AU - Paniagua, Freddy A.
AU - O'Boyle, Michael
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported in part by a grant from the Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
PY - 2008/4
Y1 - 2008/4
N2 - A comprehensive survey of HIV/AIDS with middle-aged and older adults should include six domains (e.g., factual knowledge regarding the acquisition and transmission of HIV, traditionally-accepted behavioral risks for HIV infection). A sample of 23 women (54.8%) and 19 men (45.2%), ranging in age from 51 to 85 were surveyed across such domains. Although the majority of participants (92.2%) reported a good understanding of factual knowledge, strongly agreed with both their intention to engage in nonrisky sexual behaviors and their sense of internal self-control behaviors, they also reported high-risk behaviors (e.g., sexual intercourse without condoms).
AB - A comprehensive survey of HIV/AIDS with middle-aged and older adults should include six domains (e.g., factual knowledge regarding the acquisition and transmission of HIV, traditionally-accepted behavioral risks for HIV infection). A sample of 23 women (54.8%) and 19 men (45.2%), ranging in age from 51 to 85 were surveyed across such domains. Although the majority of participants (92.2%) reported a good understanding of factual knowledge, strongly agreed with both their intention to engage in nonrisky sexual behaviors and their sense of internal self-control behaviors, they also reported high-risk behaviors (e.g., sexual intercourse without condoms).
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U2 - 10.1080/03601270701835932
DO - 10.1080/03601270701835932
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41249095042
SN - 0360-1277
VL - 34
SP - 267
EP - 281
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
IS - 4
ER -