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JANAC-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF NURSES IN AIDS CARE
卷 22, 期 1, 页码 26-37出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jana.2010.05.002
关键词
heuristics; HIV risk; low-income; minorities; older adults; risk perception
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资金
- National Institute on Aging [R01-AG16564]
- College of Arts and Sciences, Saint Xavier University
- NIH Institutes and Centers
- NIAID
- NCI
- NIMH
- NIDA
- NICHD
- NHLBI
- NCCAM [P30 AI 082151]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [P30AI082151] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [R01AG016564] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
The number of people ages 50 or older living with HIV in the United States is increasing. Yet, few older adults see themselves at risk of infection. This study examines the heuristic reasoning that low income, minority adults, ages 50 or older use in calculating the likelihood of infection. The data are drawn from face-to-face interviews with a sample of 134 African American and Latino residents, ages 50 to 86, living in low-income housing in Chicago, Illinois, and Hart-ford, Connecticut. Results show that nearly half of the study's participants thought themselves to be at some level of risk for HIV In self-assessing their risk, they relied on seven heuristic categories: self-imperilment, social imperilment, fate, incidental contact, situational safety, medical iatrogenesis, and self-protection. These findings extend our understanding of how individuals make sense of their likelihood of experiencing a major health threat and provide insight into more effective HIV prevention programming for older adults. (Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 22, 26-37) Copyright (C) 2011 Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
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