Document 0061
 DOCN  M9650061
 TI    Levels and predictors of HIV risk behavior among women in low-income
       public housing developments.
 DT    9605
 AU    Sikkema KJ; Koob JJ; Cargill VC; Kelly JA; Desiderato LL; Roffman RA;
       Norman AD; Shabazz M; Copeland C; Winett RA; et al; Center for AIDS
       Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of; Wisconsin, Milwaukee
       53226, USA.
 SO    Public Health Rep. 1995 Nov-Dec;110(6):707-13. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96158901
 AB    The prevalence of increases in human immunodeficiency virus infection
       and illness rates among urban disadvantaged women underscore the urgent
       need for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention interventions for
       high-risk women. Few studies, however, have examined the factors
       contributing to risk in this population or predictors of risk taking and
       risk reduction. A total of 148 women, most of them of racial minorities,
       living in low-income public housing developments completed measures
       designed to assess risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection and
       to analyze factors related to risk taking, including knowledge about
       acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, behavior change self-efficacy,
       intention to use condoms, and social norm perception about safer sex
       practices. History of sexually transmitted diseases, low rates of condom
       use, and relationships with men who were injection drug users or who
       were not sexually exclusive were commonly reported. Women were divided
       into high- or low-risk categories based on behavior during the two
       preceding months. Women at low risk believed more strongly in personal
       efficacy of behavior change, were more committed to using condoms, and
       perceived risk reduction steps as more socially normative than high-risk
       women. Culturally tailored human immunodeficiency virus prevention
       interventions that address these dimensions are needed.
 DE    Condoms/*UTILIZATION  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  Male  *Poverty  Public Housing  *Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior
       Sexual Partners  Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  United States  Women's
       Health  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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