ArticleJournal of health disparities research and practice2014
To Test or Not to Test: Barriers and Solutions to Testing African American College Students for HIV at a Historically Black College/University.
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- Barriers and facilitators to STI and HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities in high-income countries mapped to the behaviour change wheel: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- An analysis of HIV-related behaviors and attitudes among college students in eastern China: A cross-sectional study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Racial Disparities in Health Among College-Educated African Americans: Can Attendance at Historically Black Colleges or Universities Reduce the Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Midlife?American journal of epidemiology · 2021Article
- Implementation of a Socio-structural Demonstration Project to Improve HIV Outcomes Among Young Black Men in the Deep South.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2019Article
- Gender Differences in Predictors of HIV Testing Among African American Young Adults.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2019Article
- What influences university students to seek sexually transmitted infection testing?: A qualitative study in New Zealand.Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives · 2018Article
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- Similarities and Differences Matter: Considering the Influence of Gender on HIV Prevention Programs for Young Adults in an Urban HBCU.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Applying a Nursing Perspective to Address the Challenges Experienced by Cisgender Women in the HIV Status Neutral Care Continuum: A Review of the Literature.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACReview
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Abstract
Young African Americans are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The purpose was to identify reasons that African American college students at a historically Black college/university (HBCU) identified as barriers to HIV testing, and how these barriers can be removed. Fifty-seven heterosexual-identified undergraduate students (ages 18-25) attending an HBCU in the southeastern US participated in a mixed method study. Latent content analytic techniques were used to code the transcripts for themes and categories, and representative quotations were used in the findings. Quantitative data indicates high levels of perceived knowledge about HIV transmission, low perception of risk and concern of contracting HIV, yet continued sexual risk behavior. Qualitative data indicates three main themes used to avoid testing and three themes to encourage testing. Students were forthcoming in discussing the themes around avoidance of HIV testing (being scared to know, preferring not to know, and lack of discussion about HIV) and encouraging testing (group testing, increasing basic knowledge, and showing the reality of HIV). It is important for college healthcare professionals, researchers, and officials to identify appropriate ways to encourage HIV testing, and promote testing as part of overall health.
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