Date of Award
3-1-1994
Degree Type
Thesis
University or Center
Clark Atlanta University(CAU)
School
School of Social Work
Degree Name
M.S.W.
Department
Social Work and Public Health
First Advisor
Dr. Gale Horton
Abstract
The objective of this exploratory descriptive research was designed to investigate the “Relationship Between the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and the Practicing of Preventive Behaviors Among African American College Students.” The population was comprised of 40 African American male and female college students ranging from ages 18-25 who attend one of the three African American colleges within the Atlanta University Center. The results revealed that there is a statistical relationship between the level of knowledge this population has about HIV/AIDS and their engaging in preventive behavior. However this relationship is a very weak one. Students know about the various components of HIV/AIDS yet they continue to engage in “risky behaviors.”
Recommended Citation
Williams, Sharon Denise, "The relationship between the level of knowledge about HIV/AIDS and the practicing of preventive behaviors among African American college students" (1994). ETD Collection for AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library. 619.
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/619
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