Ethnicity and sex differences in university students' knowledge of AIDS, fear of AIDS, and homophobia

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 117-133

  Waldner, Lisa K ^a   Sikka, Anjoo ^b   Baig, Salman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON DOWNTOWN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AIDS education; AIDS knowledge; Ethnicity differences; Fear of AIDS; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033036203     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v37n03_07     Document Type: Article

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