Cognitive and attitudinal impacts of a university Aids course

Interdisciplinary education as a public health intervention

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11036712
AutoresRonald P Strauss (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Inge B Corless (0000-0003-0438-2037), James W Luckey, Charles M van der Horst, B H Dennis, B Dennis
Ano1992
Volume82
Fascículo4
Páginas569-572
Data de publicação1992-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.82.4.569
PMID1546775
OpenAlexW2039378946
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas19

This paper describes an interdisciplinary, variable credit-bearing university course on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) that enrolled 429 students. Pre- and post-course questionnaires were used to assess knowledge and attitudes relative to AIDS and these were compared to National Health Interview Survey findings. Considerable cognitive and attitudinal changes occurred over the course period. University courses, taught annually, were found to be an efficient mechanism for educating large numbers of future community leaders and professionals about AIDS

Cognition · Family medicine · Health education · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Psychiatry · Public health · Health Policy Implementation Science · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology