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ERIC Number: EJ419849
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-6502
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Learning about AIDS and HIV Transmission in College-Age Students.
Stiff, James; And Others
Communication Research, v17 n6 p743-58 Dec 1990
Studies the effectiveness of an educational presentation and the influence of extreme attitudes toward gay men and lesbians on adolescent learning and retention of information about AIDS and HIV transmission. Finds (1) significant increases in knowledge and (2) students with extreme positive attitudes toward gay men and lesbians learn more than those with extreme negative attitudes. (SR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Students, Communication Research, Health Education, Higher Education, Homosexuality, Knowledge Level, Sex Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Student Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Communication and the AIDS Crisis.