TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asian American Youth, College Students
TITLE: HIV prevention among Asian-American college students: Does the health belief model work?
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Yep GA. HIV prevention among Asian-American college students: Does the health belief model work?. J of Am College Health. 1993;41(5):199-205.
SUMMARY
This study examines the predictive utility of the health belief model (HBM) in relation to prevention of HIV infection among Asian-American college students. Results indicate that severity and barriers are significant predictors of the adoptions of HIV-preventive behaviors among Asian-American students. It also reveals that cultural factors such as beliefs about HIV, illness, prevention, sexuality, and homosexuality, need to be incorporated into tests of the model to enhance its predictive power. Implications of the results and suggestions for further research are discussed.