       Document 0486
 DOCN  M9630486
 TI    Patterns of communication about AIDS among Hispanic and Anglo
       adolescents.
 DT    9603
 AU    Hofstetter CR; Hovell MF; Myers CA; Blumberg E; Sipan C; Yuasa T;
       Kreitner S; Department of Political Science, San Diego State
       University,; California, USA.
 SO    Am J Prev Med. 1995 Jul-Aug;11(4):231-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96019078
 AB    This study examined exposure to AIDS information from mass media and
       interpersonal communication among a nonprobability sample of Hispanic
       and Anglo lower middle-class adolescents. Subjects were drawn
       predominantly from community health clinics, word of mouth recruiting,
       public service announcements, churches, schools, and health fairs in San
       Diego County. Both Hispanic (n = 220) and Anglo (n = 159) youths
       reported substantial exposure to information about AIDS from both mass
       media and interpersonal communication. Hispanics watched more general
       television than Anglos, but had less exposure to newspapers and
       interpersonal communication with friends. Communication among friends
       was most consistently related to sociodemographic variables, with older,
       higher status persons and girls communicating to the greatest extent.
       Boys reported the greatest communication with family. Anglo youths had
       greater exposure to information about AIDS and condoms regardless of the
       medium of communication, while Hispanic adolescents had greater exposure
       to information on risks of IV drug use. Of the three main types of mass
       media, print and radio provided the most exposure to AIDS information.
       It is important for preventive medicine practitioners to exploit these
       differences in communication patterns when planning preventive
       intervention strategies that target specific adolescent populations.
 DE    Adolescence  Analysis of Variance  California  *Communication
       Comparative Study  *Cross-Cultural Comparison  Factor Analysis,
       Statistical  Family  Female  Hispanic Americans  Human  HIV
       Infections/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Interpersonal Relations  *Knowledge,
       Attitudes, Practice  Male  Mass Media  Peer Group  Support, U.S. Gov't,
       P.H.S.  Whites  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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