TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of an Undergraduate HIV/AIDS Course on Students' HIV Risk
AU - Marsiglia, Flavio
AU - Jacobs, Bertram
AU - Nieri, Tanya
AU - Smith, Scott J.
AU - Salamone, Damien
AU - Booth, Jaime
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partially supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (R24 DA13937) and the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, an Exploratory Center of Excellence on Health Disparities Research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the NIH (P20MD002316). The findings presented in this article are not necessarily the opinions of NIDA, NIMHD or NIH.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - In this study, the authors use a quasi-experimental pretest and post-test survey design to examine the effects of a course, called HIV/AIDS: Science, Behavior, and Society, on undergraduate students' HIV knowledge, attitudes, and risky sexual behaviors. With the assistance of social work faculty, the course incorporates experiential learning pedagogy and a transdisciplinary perspective. Although the course was not designed as a prevention program, the theory of health behavior suggests the incorporation of experiential learning will impact crucial HIV/AIDS attitudes and behaviors. When regression models were applied, relative to the comparison group (N = 111), the HIV/AIDS class students (N = 79) reported an increase in post-test HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility to HIV among females, and a reduction of risky sexual attitudes among sexually active students.
AB - In this study, the authors use a quasi-experimental pretest and post-test survey design to examine the effects of a course, called HIV/AIDS: Science, Behavior, and Society, on undergraduate students' HIV knowledge, attitudes, and risky sexual behaviors. With the assistance of social work faculty, the course incorporates experiential learning pedagogy and a transdisciplinary perspective. Although the course was not designed as a prevention program, the theory of health behavior suggests the incorporation of experiential learning will impact crucial HIV/AIDS attitudes and behaviors. When regression models were applied, relative to the comparison group (N = 111), the HIV/AIDS class students (N = 79) reported an increase in post-test HIV knowledge, perceived susceptibility to HIV among females, and a reduction of risky sexual attitudes among sexually active students.
KW - HIV/AIDS
KW - college students
KW - prevention
KW - risk behavior
KW - theory of health behavior
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U2 - 10.1080/15381501.2013.790750
DO - 10.1080/15381501.2013.790750
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879146232
SN - 1538-1501
VL - 12
SP - 172
EP - 189
JO - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
JF - Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
IS - 2
ER -