TY - JOUR
T1 - Social, demographic and attitudinal correlates of AIDS
T2 - Knowledge in the general population of spain
AU - Peruga, A.
AU - Celentano, D. D.
AU - Navarro, V.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Regional Ministry of Health of Madrid. This article does not reflect the views of the Pan American Healdi Organ-
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - The association between AIDS knowledge and various social, demographic and attitudinal variables was examined to elicit a better understanding of what makes some individuals more knowledgeable than others about HIV infection. A total of 1,800 individuals were surveyed in Madrid (Spain). Results show that having a low level of education (ORadj = 4.3, 95% Cl 3.0, 6.2), being older than 45 years (ORadj = 3.3, 95% Cl 2.4, 4.5) and being on the right of the political spectrum (ORadj = 2.7, 95% Cl 1.8, 4.0) increases the odds of having a low level of AIDS knowledge. Given the educational and political characteristics of those less knowledgeable, health education efforts need to convey simple and understandable messages adapted to their way of thinking. Results also show that lack of knowledge is associated with fear. A catastrophic perception of the magnitude of the epidemic (ORadj = 1.9, 95% Cl 1.4, 2.5) is strongly associated with low knowledge. However, lack of knowledge is associated not only with fear but also with the support of coercive measures to prevent the spread of HIV Infection. Therefore, health education messages that incite fear of AIDS and feelings of vulnerability may increase coercion as well as affecting AIDS knowledge.
AB - The association between AIDS knowledge and various social, demographic and attitudinal variables was examined to elicit a better understanding of what makes some individuals more knowledgeable than others about HIV infection. A total of 1,800 individuals were surveyed in Madrid (Spain). Results show that having a low level of education (ORadj = 4.3, 95% Cl 3.0, 6.2), being older than 45 years (ORadj = 3.3, 95% Cl 2.4, 4.5) and being on the right of the political spectrum (ORadj = 2.7, 95% Cl 1.8, 4.0) increases the odds of having a low level of AIDS knowledge. Given the educational and political characteristics of those less knowledgeable, health education efforts need to convey simple and understandable messages adapted to their way of thinking. Results also show that lack of knowledge is associated with fear. A catastrophic perception of the magnitude of the epidemic (ORadj = 1.9, 95% Cl 1.4, 2.5) is strongly associated with low knowledge. However, lack of knowledge is associated not only with fear but also with the support of coercive measures to prevent the spread of HIV Infection. Therefore, health education messages that incite fear of AIDS and feelings of vulnerability may increase coercion as well as affecting AIDS knowledge.
KW - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
KW - Cross-sectional studies
KW - HIV
KW - Ideological factors
KW - Knowledge and attitudes
KW - Spain
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U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/3.1.8
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/3.1.8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77957248137
SN - 1101-1262
VL - 3
SP - 8
EP - 13
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
IS - 1
ER -