Document 0632
 DOCN  M95A0632
 TI    HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and comfort in adolescent peer listeners.
       American Pediatric Society 104th annual meeting and Society for
       Pediatric Research 63rd annual meeting; 1994 May 2-5; Seattle.
 DT    9510
 AU    Marlowe AL; Boehm KE; Schondel CK; Hitts JS; Medical College of Ohio,
       Department of Pediatrics, Toledo, USA.
 SO    Pediatr AIDS HIV Infect. 1994 Oct;5(5):316 (unnumbered abstract). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/95330412
 AB    Despite increased educational efforts, there was a 300% increase in AIDS
       cases in the 13-19 year old age group in the most recent CDC report. In
       the last 3 1/2 years there were only 27 calls out of 6,993 to a teen
       peer phone listening service about HIV/AIDS. We report on teen
       volunteers' HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitudes to determine if these
       served as barriers to discussions on this topic. 129 past and present
       Teen Line volunteers were surveyed regarding their perception of their
       HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and comfort talking about HIV/AIDS on the
       phone. Demographics and baseline knowledge were assessed with open-ended
       and forced choice questions, comfort was assessed with a 5-point Likert
       scale. 89% of respondents, although no longer volunteering, were
       answering phones during the time period in question. 100% stated that
       adolescents are at risk for HIV/AIDS, 70% that teenagers are concerned
       about HIV/AIDS, but only 11% remembered receiving calls about HIV/AIDS.
       55% remembered having HIV/AIDS education in school and 61% during
       training. 82% felt somewhat or very knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS at the
       time that they volunteer, only 6% were uncomfortable discussing
       HIV/AIDS. Amount of educational exposure was not correlated with whether
       or not a volunteer received an HIV/AIDS call, it was correlated with how
       knowledgeable the volunteer felt (p = 0.03), and how comfortable they
       were discussing HIV/AIDS with callers (p = 0.01). The data suggest that
       teen volunteers did feel knowledgeable about and comfortable discussing
       HIV/AIDS. The teens do not appear to be barriers to receiving calls
       about HIV/AIDS, and in fact, may be a useful resource. Further research
       is needed to explore other possible barriers.
 DE    Adolescence  *Attitude  *Health Education  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  *Peer Group  Social Support  Telephone  MEETING
       ABSTRACT  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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