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Massachusetts Physicians' Perspectives on AIDS Education and Interventions for Behavioral Change

AIDS & Public Policy Journal 5, no. 2 (Spring 1990): 75-81
Elizabeth A. Harvey, Thomas W. Mangione, and Nancy Salitsky

In this study, physicians in Massachusetts were asked whether they think condoms should be available in schools and, if so, what is the lowest grade level at which they should be available. Questions were also included about attitudes toward sex education and birth control for adolescents. Physicians in Massachusetts were also questioned about their attitudes on injection-drug use and the provision of sterile needles. The authors used the Massachusetts Board of Registration to randomly sample four specialty areas: pediatrics, internal medicine obstetrics/gynecology, and family medicine. Of 704 physicians, 391 returned the questionnaire. The authors report on the physician's views on AIDS education.
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