Document 0223
 DOCN  M95B0223
 TI    AIDS education intervention utilizing a person with AIDS: examination
       and clarification.
 DT    9511
 AU    Dennehy EB; Edwards CA; Keller RL; Department of Psychology, University
       of North Carolina at; Wilmington 28403, USA.
 SO    AIDS Educ Prev. 1995 Apr;7(2):124-33. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95344904
 AB    The utility of a person with AIDS (PWA) in conveying AIDS information to
       college students is assessed. Mode of transmission of HIV is proposed to
       serve as a moderating variable in students' receptivity to the AIDS
       information and perception of the source of AIDS information.
       Two-hundred-sixty undergraduate students received a standardized lecture
       by a confederate, posing as a PWA, who revealed HIV positive status
       through either heterosexual transmission, homosexual transmission,
       needle-sharing, or a blood transfusion. Control conditions received the
       lecture from a neutral presenter (no HIV status disclosure) or no
       contact. All the HIV conditions were superior to the Control condition
       in increasing knowledge about AIDS and AIDS prevention. Additionally,
       students rated the PWA more positively than the neutral presenter on a
       number of evaluative dimensions. Mode of transmission served a mediating
       effect, with the confederate viewed most favorably in the Heterosexual
       and Transfusion conditions, and less favorably in the i.v. Drug and
       Homosexual conditions. Implications for educational programs are
       discussed.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/
       PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adolescence  Adult  Blood
       Transfusion/PSYCHOLOGY  Comparative Study  Female  Health
       Education/*METHODS  Homosexuality, Male/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Needle Sharing/PSYCHOLOGY  *Self Disclosure
       Sex Behavior  *Sick Role  CLINICAL TRIAL  JOURNAL ARTICLE  RANDOMIZED
       CONTROLLED TRIAL

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