HIV/AIDS can affect individuals of any age. Efforts to educate those considered to be most at-risk, based on the age at which the most individuals are infected, are ongoing and public. Less work and mainstream education outreach, however, is being directed at an older population, who can be more likely to contract HIV, is more susceptible to the effects of HIV, and more likely to develop AIDS, than younger persons. Guided by the Health Belief Model theory, research was conducted to determine what, if any, relationship existed between age of an individual and the possibility that an HIV test will be sought. Factors of gender, education, ethnicity and marital status were included in analyses. the research indicated that as age increased, likelihood for getting an HIV test decreased. Overall, most individuals had not been tested for HIV. the implications of an aged and aging population with HIV include a need for coordinated service delivery, increased education and outreach.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc115071 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Dreyer, Katherine |
| Contributors | Swan, James H., Ingman, Stan, Cready, Cynthia, Moore, Ami, Aldridge, Ronald |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Dreyer, Katherine, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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