HIV/AIDS Knowledge Scale in Relation to HIV Risks among African-American Women

2003 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 991-996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elleen M. Yancey ◽  
Min Qi Wang ◽  
Lisa Goodin ◽  
Tarisha Cockrell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Scale ◽  
Hiv Aids

This study assessed psychometrics of an HIV/AIDS knowledge scale and the relation of scores to HIV risk behaviors among African-American women 17 to 44 years of age ( N = 405). Data were collected from five communities located in Atlanta, Georgia. The HIV/AIDS risk-behavior knowledge scale and the HIV risk-behavior factors were collected. Analysis indicated reliability coefficients of the HIV/AIDS knowledge scale were virtually identical for high- and low-risk groups. The high-risk group scored statistically significantly better (76% correct answers) than the low-risk group (67% correct answers) The KR-20 coefficients were identical for both risk groups (.73), suggesting that the AIDS knowledge scale has suitable reliability.

scholarly journals Association between HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Risk Behaviors among African American Undergraduate Students at a Historically Black University

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Prince Onyekachi Andrew ◽  
Rita Nneka Andrew
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Historically Black University ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Hiv Aids

Objective: This study aimed to assess the association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk behaviors relating to HIV infection among African American undergraduate students at a Historically Black University. Methods:  A cross-sectional study method was used. A total of 400 participants were randomly selected from Jackson State University undergraduate students. This study utilized a self-administered questionnaire on HIV/AIDS knowledge and their risk behaviors. Results: Majority of the students (96.5%) had good knowledge about the disease, some respondents had some misconceptions about HIV infection. This study found no significant difference between male and female participants of this study on HIV/AIDS knowledge (χ2 = 3.05; P = 0.08). About 75.8% of respondents in this study have had at least one HIV risk behavior. HIV risk behaviors of these students were not varied by gender (χ2 = 2.76; P = 0.1). However, some students engaged in various HIV risk behaviors such as having unprotected sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners, low and inconsistent condom use. There was an association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk behaviors relating to the disease (p= 0.03, Pearson’s χ2 = 5.237). Conclusions:  Majority of the students demonstrated good knowledge of the disease and practiced at least one risk behavior predisposing them to HIV infection. There was an association between HIV/AIDS knowledge and risk behaviors relating to the disease infection. This study finding has shown that good knowledge about HIV/AIDS may not translate into positive behavior change. Hence, this study calls for sustained effective youth friendly programs geared toward addressing gaps in HIV/AIDS knowledge, misconceptions of the disease and eliminating various risk behaviors identified in this study.

scholarly journals Is Knowledge Enough? Considering HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors and HIV/AIDS Knowledge With African American Women

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emory L Perkins ◽  
Kesslyn Brade Stennis ◽  
Velva Taylor Spriggs Lecture ◽  
Emma Aya Kwegyir-Afful ◽  
Aaron Prather
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
American Women ◽  
Aids Risk ◽  
Aids Knowledge ◽  
Hiv Aids

Sources of Bias in Perception of HIV Risk by Injecting Drug-Users

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 771-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Kelaher ◽  
Michael W. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Injecting Drug Users ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Baseline Rate ◽  
Susceptibility To Infection ◽  
Hiv Aids

The role of bias in assessments of personal susceptibility to threat is a central concept in research on perception of risk. The current study aimed to clarify the association between perceived personal susceptibility to infection with HIV/AIDS and injecting risk behaviour with injecting drug-users' perception of the baseline rate of infection with HIV/AIDS. 1262 injecting drug-users from Australian cities were interviewed. The injecting drug-users were divided into high- and low-risk groups depending on the HIV/AIDS risk associated with their injecting behaviour. Subjects were subdivided into low-, medium-, and high-perceived personal susceptibility groups. Analysis indicated that injecting drug-users in the high-risk group underestimated the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection relative to those in the low-risk group and that perceived personal susceptibility was rationally related to estimates of the baseline rate of infection.

scholarly journals Project DASH: (Divas Against the Spread of HIV/AIDS): Results of a Pilot Study on HIV Risk and Mother-Daughter Communication Among HIV+ Mothers with African American Daughters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ndidiamaka N. Amutah-Onukagha ◽  
Kafuli Agbemenu ◽  
Julie Cederbaum ◽  
Faith Fletcher ◽  
Winston Abara
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Hiv Risk ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Hiv Positive Women ◽  
Hiv Positive Mothers ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Background: Daughters of HIV positive women are often exposed to similar factors that placed their mothers at risk of HIV. Compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups, African American women have disproportionately higher rates of HIV/AIDS. This pilot study examines the relationship between African American HIV positive mothers and their daughters, and this relationship’s association with mother-daughter HIV risk communication and related domains.Methods: This mixed-method study employed quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews. All participants completed the quantitative survey while qualitative data were collected from a subset of participants. Results: Ninety-eight percent of respondents were African American, 73% had been HIV-infected for at least 10 years, and the mean age was 49.9 years. Among daughters, 85% reported feeling comfortable talking to their mothers about sex.Discussion: Results underscore the need to strengthen the mother-daughter communication around these topics in ways that may positively influence the sexual behaviors of the daughter.

Short-term risk stratification using CADILLAC risk score in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Satou ◽  
H Kitahara ◽  
K Ishikawa ◽  
T Nakayama ◽  
Y Fujimoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Recurrent Myocardial Infarction ◽  
St Elevation

Abstract Background The recent reperfusion therapy for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has made the length of hospital stay shorter without adverse events. CADILLAC risk score is reportedly one of the risk scores predicting the long-term prognosis in STEMI patients. Purpose To invenstigate the usefulness of CADILLAC risk score for predicting short-term outcomes in STEMI patients. Methods Consecutive patients admitted to our university hospital and our medical center with STEMI (excluding shock, arrest case) who underwent primary PCI between January 2012 and April 2018 (n=387) were enrolled in this study. The patients were classified into 3 groups according to the CADILLAC risk score: low risk (n=176), intermediate risk (n=87), and high risk (n=124). Data on adverse events within 30 days after hospitalization, including in-hospital death, sustained ventricular arrhythmia, recurrent myocardial infarction, heart failure requiring intravenous treatment, stroke, or clinical hemorrhage, were collected. Results In the low risk group, adverse events within 30 days were significantly less observed, compared to the intermediate and high risk groups (n=13, 7.4% vs. n=13, 14.9% vs. n=58, 46.8%, p<0.001). In particular, all adverse events occurred within 3 days in the low risk group, although adverse events, such as heart failure (n=4), recurrent myocardial infarction (n=1), stroke (n=1), and gastrointestinal bleeding (n=1), were substantially observed after day 4 of hospitalization in the intermediate and high risk groups. Conclusions In STEMI patients with low CADILLAC risk score, better short-term prognosis was observed compared to the intermediate and high risk groups, and all adverse events occurred within 3 days of hospitalization, suggesting that discharge at day 4 might be safe in this study population. CADILLAC risk score may help stratify patient risk for short-term prognosis and adjust management of STEMI patients. Initial event occurrence timing Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

scholarly journals Immune‐related Long Noncoding RNA Signature for Patients with Cervical Cancer

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianfeng Zheng ◽  
Jinyi Tong ◽  
Benben Cao ◽  
Xia Zhang ◽  
Zheng Niu
Keyword(s):  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Immune Cell ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis ◽  
Training Set ◽  
Score Model

Abstract Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a common gynecological malignancy for which prognostic and therapeutic biomarkers are urgently needed. The signature based on immune‐related lncRNAs(IRLs) of CC has never been reported. This study aimed to establish an IRL signature for patients with CC.Methods: The RNA-seq dataset was obtained from the TCGA, GEO, and GTEx database. The immune scores（IS）based on single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) were calculated to identify the IRLs, which were then analyzed using univariate Cox regression analysis to identify significant prognostic IRLs. A risk score model was established to divide patients into low-risk and high-risk groups based on the median risk score of these IRLs. This was then validated by splitting TCGA dataset(n=304) into a training-set(n=152) and a valid-set(n=152). The fraction of 22 immune cell subpopulations was evaluated in each sample to identify the differences between low-risk and high-risk groups. Additionally, a ceRNA network associated with the IRLs was constructed.Results: A cohort of 326 CC and 21 normal tissue samples with corresponding clinical information was included in this study. Twenty-eight IRLs were collected according to the Pearson’s correlation analysis between immune score and lncRNA expression (P < 0.01). Four IRLs (BZRAP1-AS1, EMX2OS, ZNF667-AS1, and CTC-429P9.1) with the most significant prognostic values (P < 0.05) were identified which demonstrated an ability to stratify patients into low-risk and high-risk groups by developing a risk score model. It was observed that patients in the low‐risk group showed longer overall survival (OS) than those in the high‐risk group in the training-set, valid-set, and total-set. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC curve) for the four IRLs signature in predicting the one-, two-, and three-year survival rates were larger than 0.65. In addition, the low-risk and high-risk groups displayed different immune statuses in GSEA. These IRLs were also significantly correlated with immune cell infiltration. Conclusions: Our results showed that the IRL signature had a prognostic value for CC. Meanwhile, the specific mechanisms of the four-IRLs in the development of CC were ascertained preliminarily.

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