Document 0927
 DOCN  M9440927
 TI    Safer sex knowledge, behavior, and attitudes of inner-city women.
 DT    9404
 AU    Hobfoll SE; Jackson AP; Lavin J; Britton PJ; Shepherd JB; Applied
       Psychology Center, Kent State University, Ohio 44242.
 SO    Health Psychol. 1993 Nov;12(6):481-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94123665
 AB    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.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ETHNOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adult  Caucasoid Race  Condoms  Female
       Human  HIV Infections/ETHNOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY/
       TRANSMISSION  Infant, Newborn  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Negroid
       Race  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/ETHNOLOGY/*PREVENTION &  CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  Risk Factors
       *Sex Behavior  Sexual Partners/PSYCHOLOGY  Single Parent/*PSYCHOLOGY
       Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  United States
       *Urban Population  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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