AIDS and Behavior
Volume 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-323

HIV education needs among Sudanese immigrants and refugees in the Midwestern United States (Article)

Tompkins M. , Smith L. , Jones K. , Swindells S.*
  • a College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • b Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • c Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
  • d Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States, MBBS, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985400 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5400, United States

Abstract

Migrant populations may be particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases and often need special considerations in terms of health care. In particular, migrant populations can be at high risk for HIV infection, in part due to lack of education about disease acquisition. This study evaluated knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about HIV/AIDS as well as risk behavior in the Sudanese immigrant and refugee population of Nebraska (N = 47). The results demonstrated that a significant proportion of individuals from this population are poorly educated about HIV infection, exhibit attitudes and beliefs that may increase their risk for disease acquisition, and create barriers to HIV prevention and care, and engage in high-risk sexual behaviors. Appropriate educational materials are lacking, and there is a pressing need for improved access to culturally appropriate HIV education for this vulnerable population. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.

Author Keywords

Education beliefs Behaviors Knowledge Refugees HIV/AIDS Sudanese

Index Keywords

patient care immigrant HIV Infections refugee sexual behavior Human immunodeficiency virus infection human risk assessment Refugees Health Services Needs and Demand knowledge United States Humans attitude male social belief female Behavior patient education high risk behavior Article health care infection prevention prophylaxis Questionnaires health education adult Emigration and Immigration acquired immune deficiency syndrome Midwestern United States Sudan
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33745243254&doi=10.1007%2fs10461-005-9060-8&partnerID=40&md5=d56a648e6e5187b274262799097b85b1
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-005-9060-8
ISSN: 10907165
Cited by: 29
Original Language: English