HIV TRANSMISSION AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS

描述：拟议项目的目标是促进有利的变化 与控制艾滋病相关的知识、态度和自我效能 休斯顿大都会统计局少数民族人口的感染情况 通过提供关于传播艾滋病毒/艾滋病的重点教育信息， 艾滋病毒/艾滋病的拟议项目的具体目标是：1）评估， 定性的方法，信念，态度，主题，和错误的信息之间 非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔人口关于艾滋病毒性行为风险; 2） 分析定性数据并开展定量调查，以确认 定性调查结果; 3）根据已确认的调查结果制定干预措施 从定性和定量两个方面进行评价; 4）评价有效性 在改变知识、信念和自我效能方面的干预 关于艾滋病毒的性风险;以及5）发展和开展艾滋病教育 休斯顿的非洲裔美国人和西班牙裔人口的计划，基于 干预措施被证明是有效的。

Description: The goal of the proposed project is to promote favorable changes in knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy related to controlling HIV infection in minority populations in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical area, by providing focused educational information on the transmission of HIV/AIDS. Specific objectives of the proposed project are: 1) assess, by qualitative methods, beliefs, attitudes, themes, and misinformation among African-American and Hispanic populations regarding HIV sexual risk-taking; 2) analyze qualitative data and develop a quantitative survey to confirm qualitative findings; 3) develop an intervention, based on findings confirmed from both qualitative and quantitative methods; 4) evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in changing knowledge, beliefs, and self-efficacy regarding HIV sexual risk-taking; and 5) develop and conduct AIDS education programs for African-American and Hispanic populations in Houston, based on intervention components that prove to be effective.