       Document 0836
 DOCN  M9640836
 TI    Cross-cultural comparison of US and Nigerian adolescents' HIV-related
       knowledge, attitudes, and risk behaviour: implications for risk
       reduction interventions.
 DT    9604
 AU    St. Lawrence JS; Marx BP; Scott CP; Uwakwe CB; Roberts A; Brasfield TL;
       Community Health Program, Jackson State University, MS 39217,; USA.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(4):449-61. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/96119352
 AB    Attitudes towards AIDS prevention, AIDS-related knowledge, and sexual
       behaviour of Nigerian adolescents and their African-American
       counterparts in two geographic regions of the United States were
       compared to assess cross-cultural similarities and differences between
       the adolescents. This study was conducted as the first in a programmatic
       sequence of activities leading toward the adaptation of a risk reduction
       intervention that was developed in the US for implementation with
       Nigerian youths. Subjects (n = 511) completed self-report measures of
       AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes towards condoms, attitudes towards
       AIDS prevention, sexual behaviour over the past two months, self- and
       response efficacy, and perceived vulnerability. Between-group
       comparisons revealed that US adolescents were more knowledgeable, held
       more favourable attitudes towards prevention and toward condoms,
       reported more sex partners, engaged in higher frequencies of unprotected
       vaginal intercourse, and became sexually active at later age than
       Nigerian adolescents. The findings are discussed with respect to their
       implications for translating risk reduction interventions developed in
       the US for African-American adolescents for later cross-cultural
       implementation with adolescents in developing countries where such risk
       reduction efforts are urgently needed.
 DE    Adolescence  Attitude to Health  *Blacks  Comparative Study  Condoms
       *Cross-Cultural Comparison  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Mid-Atlantic Region
       Nigeria  *Risk-Taking  *Sex Behavior  Southeastern United States
       Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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