- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An exploratory descriptive study of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk factors among African American college students regarding HIV/AIDS, 2000
- Creator:
- Adams, Nakesia W
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and risk factors among African American college students regarding HIV/AIDS. The aims of this study were to explore awareness of male and female knowledge, attitudes, and risk factors regarding HIV/AIDS. The setting was Clark Atlanta University, located in Atlanta, Georgia, a historically black university. The sample consisted of 27 African American male and female participants and three reported their race as other. The ages were between 17 to 30+ years. The participants were given a 30 item questionnaire to assess demographics, knowledge about HIV/AIDS, attitudes, and risk factors as it pertains to transmission of the virus. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and T-test to define the variables. The findings indicated that although the participants were knowledgeable and had tolerable attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS, they lacked information about risk factors and transmission. The results are valuable for clinicians because it is pertinent for educating individuals about HIV and risk factors. It will be useful for developing intervention programs and implementing networks with social and local communities in an effort to decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS among African Americans.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2000_adams_nakesia_w
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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