Eskander G S, Jahan M S, Carter R A
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1990 Apr;82(4):281, 284-6.
To study the ethnic differences in knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about AIDS, we surveyed 161 US residents from 31 different countries. An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was developed to compile these data. The results of this survey suggest that AIDS-related knowledge is generally incomplete and there are still misconceptions about AIDS regardless of ethnicity or national origin. However, Americans and Europeans were more aware of some of the modes of contracting AIDS than were people from Asia, the Middle East, or Africa. We conclude that some ethnic and national groups are more likely to have misconceptions about AIDS than others. Therefore, additional public educational programs and activities with special outreach programs for ethnic groups in the United States must be accomplished through methods that are culturally sensitive if they are to be effective.
为研究不同种族在艾滋病知识、态度和观念上的差异，我们对来自31个不同国家的161名美国居民进行了调查。我们设计了一份匿名自填式问卷来收集这些数据。本次调查结果表明，无论种族或国籍如何，与艾滋病相关的知识普遍不完整，对艾滋病仍存在误解。然而，美国人和欧洲人比亚洲、中东或非洲的人更了解一些感染艾滋病的途径。我们得出结论，一些种族和民族群体比其他群体更容易对艾滋病存在误解。因此，如果要使在美国针对不同种族群体的额外公共教育项目和活动以及特别外展项目有效，就必须通过具有文化敏感性的方法来开展。
