TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Vietnamese, Southern California
TITLE: HIV/AIDS knowledge and high risk sexual practices among southern California Vietnamese
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gellert GA, Maxwell RM, Higgins KV, Mai KK, Lowery R, Doll L. HIV/ AIDS knowledge and high risk sexual practices among southern California Vietnamese. Genitourin Med. 1995; 71: 216-223.
SUMMARY
This research article presents data collected on the HIV/AIDS knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported high risk behaviors within this community. A survey instrument was administered anonymously in Vietnamese to 532 respondents in their homes. Authors conclude that education should be targeted at the Vietnamese community of southern California to improve knowledge that HIV cannot be contracted through casual contact to convey information about methods for self-protection, and to reduce high risk sexual practices such as unprotected sex, sex with multiple partners and sex with prostitutes.