HIV/Aids Prejudice in the American Deep South

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2155463
AutoresDawn Michelle Baunach (0000-0003-4848-3219, Georgia State University, autor de correspondencia), Elisabeth O Burge (0000-0002-5741-8083, Georgia State University), Elisabeth O Burgess
Año2013
Volumen33
Número2
Páginas175-195
Fecha de publicación2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSociological Spectrum (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0273-2173 • E-ISSN: 1521-0707
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02732173.2013.732878
OpenAlexW1981564395
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas27

The "Deep South" has become the epicenter of the American HIV/AIDS epidemic in the twenty-first century. It is vital that we understand what contributes to the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Deep South, and while many factors contribute, prejudice against persons living with HIV/AIDs is an important component. Analyzing a convenience sample of 955 students at a large university in Atlanta, Georgia, we find that more traditional attitudes toward gender roles and more negative attitudes toward gay men and lesbians are associated with greater HIV/AIDS prejudice. We also find that greater HIV/AIDS prejudice reduces participation in various sexual acts and increases ages at initial sexual experiences, while reducing HIV testing. The article concludes with recommendations for HIV/AIDS prevention and education campaigns in the Deep South. Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge Erin Ruel's comments and suggestions. Notes 1The Deep South represents a historic, geographic, and cultural designation. Sixteen states and the District of Columbia comprise the greater Southern region of the United States, but the six states of the Deep South—Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina—share a history of slavery and cotton and tobacco production, setting them culturally and politically apart from the rest of the region. Note. Scale items were coded as (1) strongly agree, (2) agree, (3) unsure, (4) disagree, and (5) strongly disagree. (N = 930). Note. Unstandardized coefficients appear in table cells. *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001 (N = 945). 2Even though we did not use a probability sampling design, we use significance tests in our regression models as indicators of non-trivial relationships, not as generalizable relationships. Note. Correlations control for sex, race, and age. *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001

Ethnology · Family medicine · Geography · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology