Document 0459
 DOCN  M9440459
 TI    AIDS and the African American woman: the triple burden of race, class,
       and gender.
 DT    9404
 AU    Quinn SC; Department of Health Education, University of Maryland,
       College; Park, MD 20742.
 SO    Health Educ Q. 1993 Fall;20(3):305-20; discussion 321-6. Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/94140575
 AB    The disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV)
       disease on African American women is devastating to their lives, their
       families, their communities, and our society. Among AIDS cases in women,
       52.5% are black. African American women with HIV disease constitute one
       of the least powerful and most burdened segments of society. The African
       American woman whose behavior places her at risk for HIV infection must
       be the focus of increased prevention and treatment efforts. This article
       will describe risk factors for HIV infection and AIDS educational needs
       of women at risk. The interaction of race, gender, and social class will
       be explored. The controversy over medical manifestations of HIV will be
       addressed within the context of the social reality of African American
       women at risk. Reproductive rights and public policy issues will be
       discussed. Health educators must overcome their fear, class prejudice,
       and racial bias in order to form the interracial coalition necessary to
       lead our nation in the struggle to stop the devastation of AIDS among
       African American women and children.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Adult
       *Blacks  Female  Human  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Prejudice
       Public Policy  Race Relations  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  Social Class
       Women's Rights  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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