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ERIC Number: EJ558979
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-6699
Belief in AIDS as a Form of Genocide: Implications for HIV Prevention Programs for African Americans.
Quinn, Sandra Crouse
Journal of Health Education, v28 n6 suppl pS6-S11 Nov-Dec 1997
Surveyed black church members nationwide to examine factors associated with beliefs that AIDS is a form of genocide, trust in federal government reports on AIDS, and level of AIDS knowledge. Substantial numbers of respondents believed AIDS was a form of genocide and confirmed that belief in genocide is not accounted for by AIDS knowledge level. (SM)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Attitude Measures, Blacks, Churches, Cultural Influences, Federal Government, Genocide, Health Education, Knowledge Level, Legends, Public Health, Racial Bias
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: African Americans; Health Attitudes; Suspiciousness