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| Abstract #593 - E-Posters English | ||||
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Session: 50.130: E-Posters English (Poster) on Sunday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Dr. Wadiya Udell - University of Washington Bothell, United States |
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| Additional Authors: Dr. Jordi Casabona, Sra Cristina Sanclemente, Dra. Anna Esteve, Dra. Victoria Gonzalez, Grupo HIVITS TS, | ||||
| Aim: The current work examined three HIV knowledge areas (i.e., general knowledge, HIV-safe behaviors, HIV-risk behaviors) among African American youth living in two urban areas. | ||||
| Method / Issue: In a cross sectional sample of 142 African American youth ages 11 ? 17 years living in Chicago and Seattle, youth?s HIV knowledge was assessed using a 16-item survey adapted from the Youth AIDS Prevention Project and the Aban Aya Project. | ||||
| Results / Comments: Multiple linear regression analyses examined the association among youth HIV knowledge and key demographic variables (i.e., age, gender, parent education, household income, and city). Overall HIV knowledge was low among all youth. Youth were most informed about general knowledge, followed by knowledge of HIV-risk behaviors. Youth were considerably misinformed about HIV-safe behaviors. Generally, older youth and those living in Seattle were more informed about HIV than younger adolescents and youth living in Chicago. Household income and youth gender were unrelated to youth?s HIV knowledge. However, parental education was related to youth?s HIV-safe knowledge, with youth of more educated parents having less knowledge than youth with less educated parents. | ||||
| Discussion: Findings from this study underscore the importance of continued attention to HIV knowledge as an important component of HIV prevention among African American youth. Accurate information about HIV is critical for prevention efforts. Prevention efforts should ensure that new generations of youth continue to be provided with knowledge about HIV risk and transmission. | ||||
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