Obstacles to Reducing AIDS among African Americans.

Quimby, Ernest

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Publication Date: 1993

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Obstacles to Reducing AIDS among African Americans.

Quimby, Ernest

Journal of Black Psychology, v19 n2 p215-22 May 1993

Explores hindrances to sustaining African-American mobilization against Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Major obstacles include the following: (1) objective conditions; (2) attitudes toward sexuality; (3) perceptions about substance abuse and AIDS; and (4) conflicting policy views. Public health education has not been sufficient in the African-American community. (SLD)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Black Attitudes, Blacks, Disease Control, Epidemiology, Health Education, Prevention, Public Health, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Sexuality, Social Problems, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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