ArticleJournal of the National Medical Association2005
HIV vaccine knowledge and beliefs among communities at elevated risk: conspiracies, questions and confusion.
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- Belief in AIDS-related conspiracy theories and mistrust in the government: relationship with HIV testing among at-risk older adults.The Gerontologist · 2013Article
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- An extended model of reasoned action to understand the influence of individual- and network-level factors on African Americans' participation in HIV vaccine research.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2010Article
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Abstract
HIV vaccines offer the best long-term hope of controlling the AIDS pandemic. We explored HIV vaccine knowledge and beliefs among communities at elevated risk for HIV/AIDS. Participants (N=99; median age=33 years; 48% female; 22% African-American; 44% Latino; 28% white; 6% other) were recruited from seven high-risk venues in Los Angeles, California, using purposive, venue-based sampling. Results from nine focus groups revealed: 1) mixed beliefs and conspiracy theories about the existence of HIV vaccines; 2) hopefulness and doubts about future HIV vaccine availability; 3) lack of information about HIV vaccines; and 4) confusion about vaccines and how they work. Tailored HIV vaccine education that addresses the current status of HIV vaccine development and key vaccine concepts is warranted among communities at risk. Ongoing dialogue among researchers, public health practitioners and communities at risk may provide a vital opportunity to dispel misinformation and rumors and to cultivate trust, which may facilitate HIV vaccine trial participation and uptake of future HIV vaccines.
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