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Do Black and White Adults Use the Same Sources of Information about Aids Prevention?

Department of Medicine, School of Medicine and the Department of Health Services, School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeleswcunning{at}medicine.medsch.ucla.edu

Pamela L. Davidson, PhD

Health Systems and Health Administration atChapman University, Orange, CA

Terry T. Nakazono, MA

Department of Health Services and School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles

Ronald M. Andersen, PhD

Department of Health Services and School of Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles

Although AIDS prevention campaigns need to target population segments that are at highest risk to be effective, little is known about how various sources of AIDS information vary by race, education, and age. To determine the most common communication channels for AIDS information reported by Blacks and Whites, the authors interviewed 1,769 adults in Baltimore, Maryland, to obtain data on nine common sources of information about AIDS and analyzed their reports by race, age, and education. Television and newspapers were the most common sources but varied little across groups. National and local public health agencies, as well as medical doctors and dentists, were more commonly reported by Blacks than by Whites. Religious organizations were much more commonly reported by Blacks than by Whites. Public health organizations working collaboratively with religious organizations and health care providers might be more effective in developing AIDS prevention strategies than has been considered previously.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 26, No. 5, 703-713 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600510


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