TOPIC: Prevention & Education
OTHER KEYWORDS: Asian Americans
TITLE: Overcoming barriers in HIV/AIDS education for Asian Americans: Toward more effective cultural communication.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Yep GA. Overcoming barriers in HIV/AIDS education for Asian Americans: Toward more effective cultural communication. In Umeh DC, ed. Confronting the AIDS Epidemic: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on HIV/AIDS in Education. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press; 1997:219-230.
SUMMARY
This chapter analyzes the primary barriers in HIV/AIDS education effecting the Asian-American community: cultural, socio-cultural, psycho cultural, and communication barriers. It also introduces a general overview of the Gudykunst and Kim's Intercultural Communications Model, which is composed of identifying factors that influence intercultural interaction in order to understand the main barriers that effect culture. Recommendations are made for methods that create more effective cultural communication, enhancing the idea cultural sensitivity is necessary for improving education about HIV in the Asian-American populations.