An Approach to Community Outreach Practice in the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bonnie F Hatchett (The University of Texas at El Paso), Bonnie Hatchett, Daniel Álvarez Durán (The University of Texas at El Paso) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-52 |
| Publication date | 2002-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j125v10n02_03 |
| OpenAlex | W2073621143 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article presents the findings of a study about knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about AIDS held by older Hispanic adults. Members of the convenience sample provided responses that identify concerns about effective practice in outeach and information provision to older adults with regard to risky sexual practices. Intervention to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among older adults needs to be culturally competent and to be attuned to social practices, traditions, community concerns, and generational perspectives with regard to serious health problems related to sexual behavior. The sample composition was primarily Hispanic (97.4%); Catholic, (92.1%) and female (84.2%) with a mean age of 73.7 years. Approximately 28.2% of those surveyed stated that they felt that AIDS was an important problem for older adults. The majority, (76.3%) were aware of locations where health information and services were available if AIDS were a problem. Even though the majority indicated knowledge that AIDS is spread through sexual intercourse, more than one third, (36.8%) thought that sexually active adults 55 and over never use condoms. A discussion of the implications for disease prevention programs and community practice is presented emphasizing the importance of empowerment strategies in health promotion programs and the strengthening of multidisciplinary collaborative efforts to effect positive community health changes
Condom · Empowerment · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health promotion · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Human sexuality · Intervention (counseling · Outreach · Political science · Population · Public health · Reproductive health · Sociology · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
Aids, the second decade
The Health Belief Model and HIV Risk Behavior Change
The unpublished manuscript
Issues in the perception of Aids risk and risk reduction activities by Black and Hispanic/Latina women
Women in the Mexican-American community
Changes in sexually transmitted disease rates after HIV testing and posttest counseling, Miami, 1988 to 1989
Aids trends among Hispanics in the United States
Minorities and Aids
Acculturation and gender differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors
Making a Difference
Use of ethnosexual data on men of Mexican origin for HIV/Aids prevention programs
Gender, culture, and power
Owning Aids
Sexual behavior and spread of Aids in Mexico
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |