Relationship of African Americans' sociodemographic characteristics to belief in conspiracies about HIV/AIDS and birth control

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1144-1150

  Bogart, Laura M ^a   Thorburn, Sheryl ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Birth control; Conspiracy beliefs; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; CONTRACEPTION; CRIME; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOCIDE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; RELIGION; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PARANOID BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746689771     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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