Beliefs about the spread of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1987. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Beliefs about the spread of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Med J Aust. 1987 Sep 21;147(6):272-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/87314618
Heaven PC

Abstract: Beliefs about the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus were determined among a community sample (n = 178:98 women; 80 men) of Australians. In order to reduce the statements to manageable clusters, a principal components analysis was computed which was followed by Varimax rotation for eigenvalues that were greater than unity. Five interpretable factors were extracted which dealt with statements that referred to social contact, chance 1, heterosexual activity, biological matters and chance 2. Three-way (sex x age x education) analyses of variance were computed on the total factor scores. No sex differences were found, although age and educational level appeared to have some influence on beliefs. The findings are discussed in the light of the recent television advertising campaign about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*TRANSMISSION Adolescence Adult Age Factors Aged *Attitude to Health Australia Educational Status Female Human Male Middle Age Questionnaires Sex Factors JOURNAL ARTICLE

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