Are HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans?

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dc.contributor.authorBogart, Laura M
dc.contributor.authorThorburn, Sheryl
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T14:58:40Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T14:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractObjectives: This study examined endorsement of HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs and their relations to consistent condom use and condom attitudes among African Americans. Methods: We conducted a telephone survey with a random sample of 500 African Americans aged 15 to 44 years and living in the contiguous United States. Results: A significant proportion of respondents endorsed HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs. Among men, stronger conspiracy beliefs were significantly associated with more negative condom attitudes and inconsistent condom use independent of selected sociodemographic characteristics, partner variables, sexually transmitted disease history, perceived risk, and psychosocial factors. In secondary follow-up analyses, men’s attitudes about condom use partially mediated the effects of HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs on condom use behavior. Conclusions: HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs are a barrier to HIV prevention among African Americans and may represent a facet of negative attitudes about condoms among black men. To counter such beliefs, government and public health entities need to work toward obtaining the trust of black communities by addressing current discrimination within the health care system as well as by acknowledging the origin of conspiracy beliefs in the context of historical discrimination.
dc.description.urihttp://journals.lww.com/jaids/Fulltext/2005/02010/Are_HIV_AIDS_Conspiracy_Beliefs_a_Barrier_to_HIV.14.aspx
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/9ot0-jhol
dc.identifier.citationBogart, Laura M and Thorburn, Sheryl (2005) Are HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans? Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, 38 (2). pp. 213-218.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 228
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22407
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectHIV/Aids
dc.subjectHealth Risk Factors
dc.subjectSexual Habits
dc.subjectoutreach
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectAfrican Americans
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs
dc.subjectcondom use
dc.subjectcondom attitudes
dc.titleAre HIV/AIDS Conspiracy Beliefs a Barrier to HIV Prevention Among African Americans?
dc.typeArticle

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