The Role of Public Schools in HIV Prevention: Perspectives from African Americans in the Rural South  

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Lloyd, Stacey W. ; Ferguson, Yvonne Owens ; Corbie-Smith, Giselle ; Ellison, Arlinda ; Blumenthal, Connie ; Council, Barbara J. ; Youmans, Selena ; Muhammad, Melvin R. ; Wynn, Mysha ; Adimora, Adaora ; Akers, Aletha

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Aids Education and Prevention: An Interdisciplinary Journal vol. 24 no. 01 (Feb. 2012), page 41–53.
Topik: HIV Prevention; Sexual Risk
Fulltext: a94 v24 n1 feb12 p41,win.pdf (356.25KB)

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: A94 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Though African-American youth in the South are at high risk for HIV infection, abstinence until marriage education continues to be the only option in some public schools. Using community-based participatory research methods, we conducted 11 focus groups with African-American adults and youth in a rural community in North Carolina with high rates of HIV infection with marked racial disparities. Focus group discussions explored participant views on contributors to the elevated rates of HIV and resources available to reduce transmission. Participants consistently identified the public schools' sex education policies and practices as major barriers toward preventing HIV infection among youth in their community. Ideas for decreasing youth's risk of HIV included public schools providing access to health services and sex education. Policymakers, school administrators, and other stakeholders should consider the public school setting as a place to provide HIV prevention education for youth in rural areas.

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