TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asian Americans
TITLE: AIDS prevention models in Asian-American communities
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Aoki B, Ngin CP, Mo B, Ja DY. AIDS prevention models in Asian-American communities. In: VM Mays, GW Albee, SF Schneider, eds. Primary Prevention of AIDS. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications;1989:290-308.
SUMMARY
This book chapter on the epidemiology of AIDS among Asians reviews previous research, cultural issues around AIDS in the Asian communities, health behavior change models, and current prevention efforts targeting Asian-Americans. Health behavior models can potentially assist in developing AIDS education programs that are effective, however the applicability of the three models (self-efficacy, theory of reasoned action, health belief model) to the Asian community differs due to the impact of the social and subjective norms of that community. AIDS prevention brings into the forefront four topics that are difficult if not taboo for Asians to discuss in public: illness, death, sexuality, and homosexuality.