       Document 0545
 DOCN  M9620545
 TI    The impact of Magic Johnson's HIV serostatus disclosure on unmarried
       college students' HIV knowledge, attitudes, risk perception, and sexual
       behavior.
 DT    9602
 AU    Ehde DM; Holm JE; Robbins GM; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,
       University of Washington; in Seattle, USA.
 SO    J Am Coll Health. 1995 Sep;44(2):55-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96019566
 AB    Unmarried heterosexual college students' HIV knowledge, attitudes, risk
       perception, and sexual behavior were assessed before and after Magic
       Johnson revealed his HIV-positive serostatus. Students examined after
       the disclosure showed a small, though statistically significant,
       increase in scores on HIV knowledge. Analyses did not reveal any other
       differences between the pre- and postdisclosure samples. Several
       differences between men's and women's scores were found, however. In
       addition, participants in both groups demonstrated generally positive
       attitudes toward HIV and people with HIV disease; rated their risk of
       future HIV infection as none to minimal; and reported frequently
       engaging in vaginal, oral, and anal intercourse without the use of
       condoms. These results suggest that Magic's disclosure did not
       significantly affect these students' attitudes, risk perception, or
       sexual behavior and that such students continue to engage in behaviors
       that may put them at risk for HIV infection.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Analysis of Variance  Basketball  Chi-Square
       Distribution  Famous Persons  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/PSYCHOLOGY  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice  Male  Middle Age
       Self Disclosure  *Sex Behavior  Single Person/*PSYCHOLOGY  Support,
       Non-U.S. Gov't  United States  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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