Safer Sex Knowledge, Behavior, And Attitudes Of Inner-city Women

Safer Sex Knowledge, Behavior, And Attitudes Of Inner-city Women

Hobfoll S E; Jackson A P; Lavin J; Britton P J; Shepherd J B

Health Psychology

1993

1993-11

Sexual behavior, knowledge of HIV transmission and prevention, perceived risk of AIDS, and safer sex behavior were studied in a sample of 289 single, pregnant. inner-city women. African-American and European-American women were equally represented. Women had poor AIDS knowledge. Sexual behavior placed women at risk for HIV infection due to the lack of condom or spermicide use. Women did not perceive themselves at risk for the AIDS virus, although they did recognize that heterosexuals were at risk. Their lack of risk perception was partly based on their having a single sexual partner. They did not regard their partner's current or past behavior as placing them at risk. Recommendations for intervention and cultural differences were discussed.

african american; aids; aids risk; black; hiv; inner city; Psychology; risk reduction; safer sex; united-states; women

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