       Document 0206
 DOCN  M95B0206
 TI    Concern, perceived risk and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Scottish
       prisons.
 DT    9511
 AU    McKee KJ; Markova I; Power KG; Department of Psychology, University of
       Stirling, UK.
 SO    AIDS Care. 1995;7(2):159-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95345145
 AB    Four hundred and eighty male prisoners and 500 male staff from 7
       Scottish prisons took part in a study assessing perception of risk and
       attitudes towards HIV/AIDS. Prison staff were found to perceive prison
       as a higher-risk environment for HIV/AIDS than outside prison, whereas
       prisoners perceived the opposite. Prisoners perceived less personal risk
       of HIV/AIDS inside prison than staff. Staff and prisoner concern towards
       HIV/AIDS was greater than perceived risk of HIV/AIDS, and concern was
       found to be associated with a number of demographic variables, whereas
       perceived risk was less influenced by such variables. These findings
       suggest that the process of risk perception may operate on more than one
       level. Factor analysis of attitudes towards HIV/AIDS produced four
       factors for both staff and prisoners: 'Interacting with people with
       HIV/AIDS'; 'Social control of HIV/AIDS'; 'HIV/AIDS prevention for
       high-risk groups'; and 'Response to HIV/AIDS high-risk behaviour'. For
       both staff and prisoners, greater concern and perceived risk towards
       HIV/AIDS was associated with a lower tolerance for interacting with
       people with HIV/AIDS and more support for strict social control measures
       against people with HIV/AIDS.
 DE    Adult  Factor Analysis, Statistical  Fear  Homosexuality, Male  Human
       HIV Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Prisoners/*PSYCHOLOGY  Prisons/MANPOWER
       Questionnaires  *Risk-Taking  Scotland  Support, Non-U.S. Gov't  JOURNAL
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