Document 0199
 DOCN  M9480199
 TI    Reducing AIDS and other STDs among inner-city Hispanics: the use of
       qualitative research in the development of video-based patient
       education.
 DT    9410
 AU    O'Donnell L; San Doval A; Vornfett R; DeJong W; Education Development
       Center, Inc., Newton, MA 02160.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1994 Apr;6(2):140-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94289148
 AB    We report on the use of qualitative research in the design of
       video-based interventions aimed at reducing AIDS and other sexually
       transmitted diseases (STDs) among inner-city Hispanics. Focus groups,
       personal interviews, and clinic observations were conducted in the South
       Bronx and Queens, New York, to inform the development of culturally
       sensitive video-based materials for improving prevention education
       provided at inner-city STD clinics. Findings elucidate culturally
       defined gender roles and responsibilities regarding the introduction of
       condom use into primary and nonprimary relationships, as well as other
       norms, attitudes, and behaviors reducing the effectiveness of current
       AIDS and other STD prevention efforts. Too often, educational
       materials--including an increasing number of videos--are based on
       untested assumptions about what information should be provided rather
       than adequate formative research. One reason may be that the literature
       contains few accounts of how the empirical evidence obtained through
       such research can be translated into theoretically sound interventions.
       This paper explicates such a process.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  *Audio-Visual Aids  Condoms
       Cultural Characteristics  Female  Gender Identity  Hispanic
       Americans/*EDUCATION/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       Male  New York City  Patient Education/*METHODS  Risk Factors  Sexual
       Partners/PSYCHOLOGY  Sexually Transmitted Diseases/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/  TRANSMISSION  Social Values  Support, U.S. Gov't,
       P.H.S.  *Urban Population  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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