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Communication and level of AIDS knowledge among homeless African-American mothers and their children.

J Health Soc Policy. 1993;4(4):37-53. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93357390
Crawford I; Thomas S; Zoller D; Psychology Department, Loyola University, Chicago, IL 60626.

Abstract: One hundred and thirty residents and their children from eight transitional living shelters in the midwest participated in a study designed to assess their level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS, concerns about susceptibility to the virus, patterns of general communication, and level of comfort in discussing sexual and HIV/AIDS related matters within the family unit. Overall, parents and children demonstrated significant misinformation about HIV/AIDS and did not perceive themselves as being at risk for contracting the virus. Parents who possessed more formal education were more knowledgeable about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, and reported greater levels of parent-child communication. Parents who possessed higher levels of self-esteem indicated that they discussed sexual topics with their children more than parents with lower levels of self-esteem and that when sexual matters were discussed the mother was the agent of communication.
Keywords: *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY *Blacks/EDUCATION *Health Education/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA *Homeless Persons/EDUCATION *Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/psychologyKWDblacks/educationKWDhealtheducation/statistics&numerdataKWDhomelesspersons/educationKWDknowledge,attitudes,practice
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