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Hostility to people with aids: Risk perception and demographic factors

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  • Mondragón, Delfi
  • Kirkman-Life, Bradford
  • Schneller, Eugene S.

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The objectives of this investigation were to determine the associations between perception of AIDS risk, demographic and socio-economic variables and hostility to PWA's. Factor analysis and multiple regression models were used to examine telephone survey data. The principal results show a strong positive association between hostility to PWA's and perception of high AIDS risk from low-risk activities, and between hostility and: non-Hispanic respondents, low-income respondents, respondents with less than a high school education, male respondents and respondents living in rural areas. Conclusions speak for a need for understanding of the multiple outcomes of educational campaigns, pretesting of educational campaigns across multiple populations, and continued study of risk perception, hostility and the effects of stigmatization.

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  • Mondragón, Delfi & Kirkman-Life, Bradford & Schneller, Eugene S., 1991. "Hostility to people with aids: Risk perception and demographic factors," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 32(10), pages 1137-1142, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:32:y:1991:i:10:p:1137-1142
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    1. M Garcia-Soto & R E Fullilove & M T Fullilove & K Haynes-Sanstad, 1998. "The Peculiar Epidemic, Part I: Social Response to AIDS in Alameda County," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 30(4), pages 731-746, April.

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