Risk for HIV Among Middle-age African-American Women

中年非洲裔美国女性感染艾滋病毒的风险

• 批准号: 6839573
• 负责人: CAROLINE M MALLORY
• 金额: $ 7万
• 依托单位: ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-09-30 至 2006-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6839573
• 关键词: AIDS education /prevention; African American; HIV infections; behavioral /social science research tag; belief; clinical research; communication behavior; comprehension; condoms; culture; disease /disorder proneness /risk; emotions; female; focus groups; human middle age (35-64); human subject; identity; interview; religion; safe sex /sex abstinence; sex behavior; social behavior; women' s health

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Historically, African American women have been underrepresented in health care planning and research. In particular, research with middle-age African American women is virtually non-existent, although, they represent a significant proportion of the at risk and HIV positive population. HIV/AIDS among African American women is a serious problem in the central Illinois urban centers of Champaign-Urbana, and Bloomington-Normal. Our purpose in this study is to explore the relationships between social, cultural, and individual factors and middle-age African American women's risk taking and protective practices related to HIV/AIDS. The target population is African American women between the ages of 40 and 65 years old, English speaking, HIV negative or have never been tested for HIV, and capable of giving informed consent. Three theories form the conceptual framework guiding the research, the Afrocentric paradigm, the theory of gender and power, and social cognitive theory. Grounded theory methodology will guide the collection of qualitative and quantitative data. The study is designed to answer the following research questions: What risk taking behavior and prevention behavior do middle-age African American women engage in? What factors influence middle-age African American women's risk taking and prevention behaviors? What do middle-age African American women know about HIV and AIDS? What beliefs do middle-age African American women hold with regard to ethnic identity, spirituality, and affective knowing? Do middle-age African American women's beliefs about self-efficacy for condom use influence condom use? What are middle-age African American women's beliefs about sexual communication and negotiation skills in relation to condom use? Do middle-age African American women believe there is a relationship between AIDS knowledge and risk taking or prevention practices? Do middle-age African American women's feelings about AIDS influence their risk taking or prevention practices? Sample size for the focus groups and interviews is estimated to be 50-75. Purposive sampling will be used to select participants. Analysis of qualitative data will proceed concurrently with data collection using constant comparison technique. Numerical data will be analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques. Findings of the study will be used to further develop an instrument for pilot testing and large scale survey in preparation for intervention research.

描述（由申请人提供）：从历史上看，非裔美国妇女在卫生保健计划和研究中的代表性不足。特别是，对中年非洲裔美国妇女的研究实际上是不存在的，尽管她们在高危人群和艾滋病毒阳性人群中占很大比例。在伊利诺斯州中部的尚佩恩-厄巴纳和布鲁明顿- normal等城市中心，非洲裔美国妇女的艾滋病问题十分严重。本研究的目的是探讨社会、文化和个人因素与中年非洲裔美国妇女艾滋病毒/艾滋病风险承担和保护措施之间的关系。目标人群是年龄在40到65岁之间的非裔美国女性，会说英语，HIV阴性或从未接受过HIV检测，能够给予知情同意。三种理论构成了指导研究的概念框架：非洲中心主义范式、性别与权力理论和社会认知理论。扎根理论方法论将指导定性和定量数据的收集。