A comparison of the predictors of perceived susceptibility to HIV infection held by women and men using the NHIS AIDS supplement 1991
| dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Christine Wilson | |
| dc.contributor.committeeChair | Cissell, William | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Shipley, Roger | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Ward, Susan E. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Fearing, Joseph | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-24T22:10:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-24T22:10:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 8/30/1994 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate perceived susceptibility to HIV/AIDS in women and men based on the Health Belief Model. The public file NHIS AIDS Supplement 1991 was used for analysis. A multi-stage cluster sample of 42,725 individuals from every region in the U.S. was used. Thirty percent of the subjects indicated a perceived susceptibility to HIV/AIDS. Chi-square analysis found a difference (p.0.000) in perceived susceptibility in women and men. However, this may not be meaningful. It may be an artifact of the large N. Fewer women (28%) perceived themselves as susceptible than men (34%). Stepwise regression analysis disclosed nine variables, accounting for only 12% of the total variance, related to susceptibility: age, education, class of work, marital status, risk behavior, belief in condoms, and blood tests for immigration, a marriage license or to see if infected (sig. F =.0000). Chi-square analysis of these nine variables showed all of these were significantly different for women and men except blood tests for immigration and a marriage license. The results suggest women feel less susceptible to HIV/AIDS than men and may be less likely to change behavior. There remains considerable variance in perceived susceptibility to HIV/AIDS to be explained. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11274/9211 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health and environmental sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Immune deficiency | en_US |
| dc.title | A comparison of the predictors of perceived susceptibility to HIV infection held by women and men using the NHIS AIDS supplement 1991 | en_US |
| dc.type | Dissertations | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Health Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Health Education | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | |
| thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy |