Susceptibility to AIDS: What College Students Do and Don't Believe

Journal of American College HealthPublished 1 September 1989

D. Thompson Manning, Paul M. Balson, Naomi Barenberg, Tracy Mizell Moore

DOI10.1080/07448481.1989.9938418

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SJR score1.03

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In-depth, qualitative discussion using the nominal group technique examined freshmen's perceived susceptibility to AIDS and barriers to prevention, and suggestions are made for improving AIDS-prevention programs on campus.

Abstract

In-depth, qualitative discussion using the nominal group technique examined freshmen's perceived susceptibility to AIDS and barriers to prevention. Groups were led by dormitory resident advisors as a follow-up to a survey questionnaire of college students' knowledge and beliefs about AIDS. Students' comments showed that many misunderstandings lay behind an apparent understanding of the facts about AIDS. These findings underscore how imperative it is that college health education programs be attuned to the needs and address the deficiencies of the particular student body. In-depth, qualitative research techniques such as the nominal group are described as useful in tailoring AIDS prevention to the specific campus audience and are an appropriate introduction to an AIDS-education session. Suggestions, based on students' comments, are made for improving AIDS-prevention programs on campus.

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