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Dissertation
African American Women's Fears, Knowledge, and Behaviors About HIV/AIDS
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2007
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge, beliefs, and fears of African American women about contracting HIV/AIDS with the aim of identifying any common themes of these variables. I used these findings to create recommendations for education and prevention strategies that are crucial for HIV/AIDS risk-reduction behaviors among African American women and teenage girls. Ten African American women participated in the case study. To provide a focus for the study that would achieve the stated research goals, 5 research questions which aligned with a modified AIDS/HIV Questionnaire and AIDS/HIV Risk Assessment Interview were used. The findings from the study revealed that African American women are at the highest risk for exposure to and infection with the HIV virus. One of the main implications of these findings is that while African American women appear to be knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS to a certain degree, some continue to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. African American women are becoming infected with the HIV virus and dying of AIDS at epidemic rates. The information from the 10 African American women participants in this study reinforces the seriousness for understanding how African American women are becoming one of the most affected groups for contracting HIV/AIDS. Today, for many African American women, sexual encounters and relationships with men who are drug users, living in and out of prison systems or are living on the down low, continues to increase the number of Black women becoming infected.
Details
- Title
- African American Women's Fears, Knowledge, and Behaviors About HIV/AIDS
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 236
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090834606600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida