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Institute Health Research & Policy, Chicago
HIV/AIDS risk perception predicted among low-income/urban/older adults
March 22nd, 2005
Older adults living in higher risk urbun areas perceived themselves to be at a greater risk for HIV/AIDS. "Despite the rising number of cases of HIV in adults over age 50, older persons rarely are considered to be at risk for HIV/AIDS, and even though they may be involved in risky behavior, such as unprotected penetrative sex, they may not consider themselves vulnerable to becoming infected. "Informed awareness of risk is essential to making positive decisions about adopting preventive measures. We examined demographic, sociobehavioral, and contextual factors that predict urban, low-income older adults' perception of HIV/AIDS risk," scientists...
Source: Health Risk Factor Week (2005-03-22)
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