| | | Document Type | : | Latin Dissertation | | Language of Document | : | English | | Record Number | : | 53336 | | Doc. No | : | TL23290 | | Call number | : | 1467391 | | Main Entry | : | Mulubrhan Negash | | Title & Author | : | The silent spread: A look at correlates of HIV perceptions & self-reported behaviors among U.S. resident EthiopiansMulubrhan Negash | | College | : | University of Kansas | | Date | : | 2009 | | Degree | : | M.S.Ed. | | student score | : | 2009 | | Page No | : | 76 | | Abstract | : | The following study evaluated the correlations between self-reported risky sexual behaviors among a sample of Ethiopian U.S. residents and their perceptions about HIV. Overall, there were four significant positive correlations with number of sexual partners: substance use, r = .217, p < .01; frequency of protection use, r = .305, p < .01; perception of self-risk, r=.146, p < .05; and perception of partner-risk r = .184, p < .05. There was also a significant correlation between frequency of protection use and perception of self-risk, r = .238, p < .01, and perception of partner risk, r = .188, p < .05. For the Ethiopia sample, there was a significant correlation between going to night clubs and number of sexual partners, r = .38 p < .01. The results support the initial hypothesis that travel and risky behaviors are related. Secondly, the results support the second hypothesis of a correlation between substance use and risky behavior. Finally, the results support the hypothesis that there was a positive correlation between perception of self-risk and perception of partner risk. The study suggests perception/beliefs and travel may contribute to risky behaviors, which other research indicates is predictive of HIV. Implications for mental health and prevention are discussed. | | Subject | : | Health and environmental sciences; Education; Counseling; Ethiopian; HIV; Immigrants; Mental health; Risky behaviors; School counseling; Public health; 0573:Public health; 0519:School counseling | | Added Entry | : | T. Coder-Mikinski | | Added Entry | : | University of Kansas |
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