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Effects of an Undergraduate HIV/AIDS Course on Students' HIV Risk

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, the authors use a quasi-experimental pretest and post-test survey design to examine the effects of a course, called HIV/AIDS: Science, Behavior, and Society, on undergraduate students' HIV knowledge, attitudes, and risky sexual behaviors. With the assistance of social work faculty, the course incorporates experiential learning pedagogy and a transdisciplinary perspective. Although the course was not designed as a prevention program, the theory of health behavior suggests the incorporation of experiential learning will impact crucial HIV/AIDS attitudes and behaviors. When regression models were applied, relative to the comparison group (N = 111), the HIV/AIDS class students (N = 79) reported an increase in post-test HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility to HIV among females, and a reduction of risky sexual attitudes among sexually active students.

Source: Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services

DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2013.790750

Authors: Flavio F. Marsiglia, Bertram L. Jacobs, Tanya Nieri, Scott J. Smith, Damien Salamone, Jaime Booth

Institutions: Arizona State University, University of California, Riverside, Oakland University

Language: English

Topic: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities