HIV/AIDS Knowledge Sources and Risk Behavior among Adolescent African American Males: Toward Developing HIV/AIDS Pedagogy

Black male adolescent HIV incidence and prevalence account for a disproportionate number of AIDS cases. Their cultural experiences are significantly different than other sectors of the U.S. population. Among adolescents, they constitute 37 percent of the cases, which is more than double their repres...

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Published inJournal of African American men Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 3 - 17
Main Authors Lemelle, Anthony J., Smith, Vernon G.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Brunswick Transaction Periodicals Consortium 01.10.2001
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Adolescents
African American culture
African American studies
African Americans
AIDS
Behavior Patterns
Black communities
Churches
Health Education
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human sexual behavior
Information Sources
Males
Men
Risk behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Indiana
United States > US
Chicago Illinois
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Summary:Black male adolescent HIV incidence and prevalence account for a disproportionate number of AIDS cases. Their cultural experiences are significantly different than other sectors of the U.S. population. Among adolescents, they constitute 37 percent of the cases, which is more than double their representation in the general adolescent population. The authors ask where do African American males receive information about HIV/AIDS.
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ISSN:1081-1753
1559-1646
2168-7870
1936-4741
DOI:10.1007/s12111-001-1005-3